The ROUS: Gait Experiments with Quadruped Agents
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The ROUS, or Rodent of Unusual Size[4], is an autonomous quadruped built on a cruciform body plan with three degrees of freedom per leg. This flexibility allows the agent to explore a variety of gaits, including the standard forward and reverse as well as a crab-like sidle to the left and right. Further gait variation could be achieved with experimentation.
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