Posted by jburk to Technology at October 13, 2004 04:16 PM

In an effort to understand animal movement, researchers are building a maneuverable robot which may one day also aid firefighters and doctors. The new model is based on an existing cockroach-like robot named Rhex. Robert Full, UC Berkeley professor of integrative biology and head of the research team, helped to create RHex by researching the movement of cockroaches for the model’s makers.