DuckyDog: An Erect Amphibious Robot with Variable-Stiffness Legs and Passive Fins

Abstract

Amphibious Robots

Inspired by nature, bionic robots are brought to life through human creativity, returning to the wild as enchanting spirits. Meet DuckyDog, a vibrant fusion of technology and nature, a quadruped amphibious robot using erect posture, is proposed with dog-inspired tendon-driven compliant legs for walking and paddling, a duck-inspired body for buoyancy, and passive fins to increase propulsion. More details can be found in article number 2500267 by Yilun Sun and co-workers.