“…Walking or hopping robots have been made with leg numbers ranging from one to 10. Animal models for these robots include humans (Witte et al, 2004), rats (Chavarriaga et al, 2005), salamanders , a variety of insects (ants: Goulet & Gosselin, 2005, cockroaches: Delcomyn & Nelson, 2000Saranli et al, 2001;Nelson et al, 1999;stick insects: Dean et al, 1999), scorpions (Klaassen et al, 2002), and lobsters (Ayres & Witting, 2007). Raibert & Hodgins (1993) have developed a single-legged robot that "walks" by hopping.…”