Talks Robert Full: How engineers learn from evolution

About this talk

Insects and animals have evolved some amazing skills -- but, as Robert Full notes, many animals are actually over-engineered. The trick is to copy only what's necessary. He shows how human engineers can learn from animals' tricks.

About Robert Full

Robert Full studies cockroach legs and gecko feet. His research is helping build the perfect "distributed foot" for tomorrow's robots, based on evolution's ancient engineering. Full bio and more links

Related themes

• Animals That Amaze
• Evolution's Genius
• Inspired by Nature

Related tags

• Animals
• Design
• Evolution
• Robots

• Science
• Technology
• Transportation