Guess how that turned out. Meanwhile, my dad was embroiled in a multi-decade battle with the local suburban New York City squirrel population that had been reared in an atmosphere of lifelong ...

Squirrels could do that ... But Yim says that for jumping really high, one leg is the way to go. "One leg is the best number for jumping; you can put the most power into that one leg if you ...

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Squirrels are famous for their incredible agility—leaping across gaps, bouncing between branches, and landing with ease. Now, ...

A squirrel leaping from a perch to a branch instrumented to measure force (top); Salto the one-legged robot following suit with a flywheel and adjustable leg forces (bottom) Next, the researchers ...

When everything goes exactly the way it’s supposed to, jumping and perching is easy, but that almost never happens and the squirrel research shows how important it is to be able to adapt when th ...

Bottom photo: A one-legged robot, called Salto, was modified to jump from one branch-like perch to another using principles derived from studies of leaping squirrels. (Image credit: Justin Yim).

Salto the robot is acting a little squirrelly. The jumping bot can take a flying leap and land on a narrow pipe ­­­— just like a squirrel soaring from branch to branch. It’s the first time ...

Heavy cloud cover and courtship may extend activity throughout the day. Gray squirrels are arboreal acrobats, climbing, running and leaping about trees, their sharp claws gaining a purchase on ...