Sci Robot February 2025 PMID 40009657

Robotic locomotion through active and passive morphological adaptation in extreme outdoor environments.

Max Polzin, Qinghua Guan, Josie Hughes

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Peak: 27 in Feb 2025
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Feb 2025 – Mar 2025

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What people are saying

Discussions emphasize the impressive adaptability of the robot, with examples such as its ability to switch between flat and spherical shapes to traverse mountains and water, and comments like 'potential for exploration and disaster response' highlight perceived high impact. The tone is generally positive and exploratory, reflecting genuine interest and recognition of the research's importance.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions show support and recognition of the robot's innovative capabilities, with some referencing its potential uses in exploration and disaster zones.

InterestHigh interest

The topic clearly engages the community, highlighting curiosity about its adaptive functions and practical applications.

EngagementModerate engagement

Users are actively discussing technical features like shape-shifting and environmental versatility, indicating moderate depth of engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

There is acknowledgment of the significance of this technology for future exploration and mobility in extreme terrains, suggesting a noteworthy impact.

Abstract in brief

  • The study focuses on improving robots' ability to navigate complex and diverse terrains by enabling them to change their physical structures, or morphology, rather than relying solely on perception systems.
  • By combining flexible, compliant structures with the ability to reconfigure their shape (like switching between flat and spherical forms), robots can switch between different movement modes (rolling, swimming) with less need for sensing and planning.
  • The results show that such adaptable robots can more effectively and efficiently traverse challenging environments like mountains, water, and urban areas, outperforming traditional robots in terms of versatility, energy use, and durability.

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T.Yamazaki
@ZappyZappy7 · X

モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #CreateLab #EPFL https://t.co/KJVEQKxil3

Feb 27, 2025 · 54 likes · 14 shares · 21,735 followers View post →
Science Robotics
@SciRobotics · X

A new Science #Robotics study highlights GOAT—a shapeshifting robot that can drive over boulders as a flat rover or curl up into a sphere to roll down a snowy mountain using onboard sensors for #autonomous navigation. https://t.co/8849X1UiHx https://t.co/5mCBn8BqPs

Mar 4, 2025 · 49 likes · 14 shares · 27,659 followers View post →
Saurav Jha
@SJha1618 · X

I wonder if with the right payload and some camo something like this ( a little smaller perhaps) could be used as a mobile IED in the mountains. Noise levels will matter. https://t.co/FRl7pxp4mg

Feb 28, 2025 · 28 likes · 3 shares · 43,022 followers View post →
Science Robotics
@SciRobotics · X

Scientists have designed a flexible, #bioinspired #robot that can switch between a flat rover form and a sphere to travel through rocky, mountainous, and urban terrains autonomously. @EPFL_CREATE @maxpolzin12019 Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/8849X1UiHx https://t.co/SW4FKYvxPd

Feb 26, 2025 · 23 likes · 6 shares · 27,659 followers View post →
Sheila Macrine, Ph.D.
@MacrinePhD · X

Exploring robotic adaptability!

Feb 27, 2025 · 11 likes · 2 shares · 3,874 followers View post →
TechXplore
@TechXplore_com · X

#A new morphing robot, GOAT, adapts to diverse terrains by changing form, enabling it to drive, roll, and swim efficiently. This bioinspired design offers potential for exploration and disaster response. @epfl_en @SciRobotics https://t.co/T33TGhL9hD https://t.co/fSDrGjDRoF

Feb 26, 2025 · 8 likes · 5 shares · 21,286 followers View post →

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Max Polzin
@maxpolzin12019 · X

Original publication: https://t.co/w0rSUuwC3P Press release: https://t.co/kNzDH5D87r Summary video: https://t.co/gFsJ3h4xCv

Mar 19, 2025 · 84 followers View post →
pkostek
@pkostek · X

Good Over All Terrain (GOAT): Robotic locomotion through active and pass... https://t.co/bNmnkjyMBN via @YouTube

Mar 10, 2025 · 2,433 followers View post →
CRISIS1985
@sa82543 · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Mar 5, 2025 · 14 shares · 2,427 followers View post →
Nabe_RMC
@Nabe_RMC · X

野を駆け、水面を泳ぎ、坂を転げ落ちる---変形してどんな場所でも移動するロボット「GOAT」 https://t.co/CX43NQsjbd Robotic locomotion through active and passive morphological adaptation https://t.co/oex9Cfaj7K

Mar 4, 2025 · 641 followers View post →
CREATE Lab
@EPFL_CREATE · X

RT @SciRobotics: A new Science #Robotics study highlights GOAT—a shapeshifting robot that can drive over boulders as a flat rover or curl u…

Mar 4, 2025 · 14 shares · 466 followers View post →
Nana Obayashi
@nana_obayashi · X

RT @SciRobotics: A new Science #Robotics study highlights GOAT—a shapeshifting robot that can drive over boulders as a flat rover or curl u…

Mar 4, 2025 · 14 shares · 76 followers View post →
Seyed Amir Tafrishi
@amirtafrishi · X

RT @SciRobotics: A new Science #Robotics study highlights GOAT—a shapeshifting robot that can drive over boulders as a flat rover or curl u…

Mar 4, 2025 · 14 shares · 87 followers View post →
Brave soul
@richtig_soul · X

RT @SciRobotics: A new Science #Robotics study highlights GOAT—a shapeshifting robot that can drive over boulders as a flat rover or curl u…

Mar 4, 2025 · 14 shares · 4 followers View post →
Science Robotics
@SciRobotics · X

A new Science #Robotics study highlights GOAT—a shapeshifting robot that can drive over boulders as a flat rover or curl up into a sphere to roll down a snowy mountain using onboard sensors for #autonomous navigation. https://t.co/8849X1UiHx https://t.co/5mCBn8BqPs

Mar 4, 2025 · 49 likes · 14 shares · 27,659 followers View post →
Joud
@Juuodii · X

المصادر: (١) https://t.co/AeNXcjPZQa (٢) https://t.co/cxtJy3O8cZ

Mar 3, 2025 · 4 likes · 630 followers View post →
carlosrof.bsky.social
@carlosrof.bsky.social · Bluesky

Robotic locomotion through active and passive morphological adaptation www.youtube.com/watch?v=olan...

Mar 2, 2025 View post →
Carlos R. Ferreira
@carlosrof · X

Robotic locomotion through active and passive morphological adaptation https://t.co/kL3xK0kA83

Mar 2, 2025 · 797 followers View post →
Hubert Rozmarynowski
@hbrt_me · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Mar 2, 2025 · 14 shares · 35 followers View post →
節穴バンザイドーナツ
@AnguisAP · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Mar 2, 2025 · 14 shares · 291 followers View post →
olipropitolpite
@olipropitolpite · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Mar 1, 2025 · 14 shares · 1,185 followers View post →
murdokc
@murdokc2 · X

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Mar 1, 2025 · 140 followers View post →
Storof Robotics
@storofrobotics · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Mar 1, 2025 · 14 shares · 14 followers View post →
ssks287
@una_jar · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Feb 28, 2025 · 14 shares · 345 followers View post →
Ni8Dweller
@blitzcloud87 · X

RT @SJha1618: I wonder if with the right payload and some camo something like this ( a little smaller perhaps) could be used as a mobile IE…

Feb 28, 2025 · 3 shares · 474 followers View post →
खट्वांग
@aridhaman2017 · X

RT @SJha1618: I wonder if with the right payload and some camo something like this ( a little smaller perhaps) could be used as a mobile IE…

Feb 28, 2025 · 3 shares · 72 followers View post →
Naveen kumar
@Naveenku555 · X

RT @SJha1618: I wonder if with the right payload and some camo something like this ( a little smaller perhaps) could be used as a mobile IE…

Feb 28, 2025 · 3 shares · 1,990 followers View post →
Saurav Jha
@SJha1618 · X

I wonder if with the right payload and some camo something like this ( a little smaller perhaps) could be used as a mobile IED in the mountains. Noise levels will matter. https://t.co/FRl7pxp4mg

Feb 28, 2025 · 28 likes · 3 shares · 43,022 followers View post →
Saurav Jha
@SJha1618 · X

I wonder if with the right payload and some camo something like this could be used as a mobile IED in the mountains. Noise levels will matter. https://t.co/FRl7pxp4mg

Feb 28, 2025 · 1 like · 43,022 followers View post →
知的探究塾モナーク
@tankyu_monarch · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Feb 28, 2025 · 14 shares · 64 followers View post →
wjmccartan-Billy
@WilliamJMcCart7 · X

RT @MacrinePhD: Exploring robotic adaptability!

Feb 27, 2025 · 2 shares · 2,222 followers View post →
Ray Hajime
@nda0112 · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Feb 27, 2025 · 14 shares · 387 followers View post →
nanimo
@nanimonull · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Feb 27, 2025 · 14 shares · 340 followers View post →
Jonathan Glen
@JonathanGlen4 · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Feb 27, 2025 · 14 shares · 9 followers View post →
義忠@C99金曜 東ウ28「物語工房」
@yoshitada_n · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Feb 27, 2025 · 14 shares · 525 followers View post →
江戸 nobuo
@EdoNobuo · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Feb 27, 2025 · 14 shares · 2,080 followers View post →
あにめモン@2Dアニメ制作の人
@2D_AnimeMon · X

RT @ZappyZappy7: モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #Cr…

Feb 27, 2025 · 14 shares · 1,014 followers View post →
Sato Takaaki/佐藤隆明
@satotakaaki · X

RT @iw_toshiki: 【汎用性の高い変形ロボット】 EPFL(@EPFL)CREATE Lab(@EPFL_CREATE)の研究者らは環境に適応し、マルチモーダルに移動できる変形ロボット「GOAT」を開発。 《Robotic locomotion through ac…

Feb 27, 2025 · 1 share · 30 followers View post →
T.Yamazaki
@ZappyZappy7 · X

モーフィング・ロボット 環境に適応して形態を再構成し、不整地を移動する https://t.co/BSRxh5T1NI #locomotion #morphing #robot #robust #outdoor #adaptation #CreateLab #EPFL https://t.co/KJVEQKxil3

Feb 27, 2025 · 54 likes · 14 shares · 21,735 followers View post →
Iwahori Toshiki
@iw_toshiki · X

【汎用性の高い変形ロボット】 EPFL(@EPFL)CREATE Lab(@EPFL_CREATE)の研究者らは環境に適応し、マルチモーダルに移動できる変形ロボット「GOAT」を開発。 《Robotic locomotion through active and passive morphological adaptation in extreme outdoor environments》https://t.co/sX85O7ZMea https://t.co/b5pGwXSyV6 https://t.co/RYelhTFYvk

Feb 27, 2025 · 4 likes · 1 share · 10,002 followers View post →
Manoj Mayogi Mishra
@mayogisense · X

RT @MacrinePhD: Exploring robotic adaptability!

Feb 27, 2025 · 2 shares · 574 followers View post →
Sheila Macrine, Ph.D.
@MacrinePhD · X

Exploring robotic adaptability!

Feb 27, 2025 · 11 likes · 2 shares · 3,874 followers View post →
Melvin Calp
@CalpMelvin · X

RT @TechXplore_com: #A new morphing robot, GOAT, adapts to diverse terrains by changing form, enabling it to drive, roll, and swim efficien…

Feb 26, 2025 · 5 shares · 1,608 followers View post →
TTOD
@chaotic_signals · X

RT @TechXplore_com: #A new morphing robot, GOAT, adapts to diverse terrains by changing form, enabling it to drive, roll, and swim efficien…

Feb 26, 2025 · 5 shares · 89 followers View post →
TechXplore
@TechXplore_com · X

#A new morphing robot, GOAT, adapts to diverse terrains by changing form, enabling it to drive, roll, and swim efficiently. This bioinspired design offers potential for exploration and disaster response. @epfl_en @SciRobotics https://t.co/T33TGhL9hD https://t.co/fSDrGjDRoF

Feb 26, 2025 · 8 likes · 5 shares · 21,286 followers View post →
Phys.org
@physorg_com · X

RT @TechXplore_com: #A new morphing robot, GOAT, adapts to diverse terrains by changing form, enabling it to drive, roll, and swim efficien…

Feb 26, 2025 · 5 shares · 1,024,129 followers View post →
CREATE Lab
@EPFL_CREATE · X

RT @SciRobotics: Scientists have designed a flexible, #bioinspired #robot that can switch between a flat rover form and a sphere to travel…

Feb 26, 2025 · 6 shares · 466 followers View post →
Science Robotics
@SciRobotics · X

Scientists have designed a flexible, #bioinspired #robot that can switch between a flat rover form and a sphere to travel through rocky, mountainous, and urban terrains autonomously. @EPFL_CREATE @maxpolzin12019 Learn more in Science #Robotics: https://t.co/8849X1UiHx https://t.co/SW4FKYvxPd

Feb 26, 2025 · 23 likes · 6 shares · 27,659 followers View post →