Tufts University groundbreaking research on caterpillar locomotion
MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. Tufts University neurobiologist Barry Trimmer is inching his way to unlocking the secrets behind the way caterpillars maneuver and climb, and is using that knowledge to one day build flexible robots that could explore internal organs, blood vessels and the insides of pipelines. ... ...Trimmer recently received his third National Science Foundation grant, totaling nearly...Using computer models and experiments, researchers at the University of California, Davis, have identified the neurons and connections that are necessary for crayfish to swim. ... ..."We can now pin down the essential components of the circuit," said Brian Mulloney, a professor of neurobiology, physiology and behavior at UC Davis. ... ...The nervous system controlling locomotion is highly tuned a...