Research on the bio-inspired micro jumping robot

This paper presents a review over bio-inspired concept of jumping robot for locomotion on uneven terrains.First,scale effect is proved by comparison of different speeds of animals and Froude number is introduced to demonstrate the higher effectiveness of jumping mode:in the small robots.The worldwide development of design and application of jumping robots in Japan,USA.Italy,etc,is introduced.Also,description over key techniques used in the robot is given about locomotion,energy storing and releasing,stabilization,sensor integration and obstacle detection.The prospect of the application area is discussed in the end. Key words: Jumping robot; Bionic; Movement mechanism; Intdhet control