Table 2.
Comparison of air posture adjustment methods of different bioinspired jumping robots.
| Robot | Posture adjustment mechanism | Adjustment mode | Movement mode of posture adjustment mechanism |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grillo III [43] (Zhejiang University) | Wing | Passive adjustment | Fixed |
| Jumping and gliding robot [73] (Carnegie Mellon University) | Wing | Passive adjustment | Semiactive transition |
| Bionic kangaroo robot [48] (National Taiwan University) | Tail | Active adjustment | One-DOF tail (swings up and down) |
| Miniature-tailed jumping robot [74] (Michigan State University) | Tail | Active adjustment | One-DOF tail (swings up and down) |
| Lizard-sized robot [75] (University of California, Berkeley) | Tail | Active adjustment | One-DOF tail (swings up and down) |
| Tailed robot [76] (University of California, Berkeley) | Tail | Active adjustment | Two-DOF tail |
| Jerboa robot [77] (University of Pennsylvania) | Tail | Active adjustment | Two-DOF tail |
| EPFL jumpglider [3, 78, 79] (Harvard University) | Wing/tail | Passive adjustment of wing/active adjustment of tail | Wing unfolding/tail movement |
| Locust air-posture righting robot [80] (Beihang University) | Wing/ tail | Active adjustment of wing/ active adjustment of tail | One-DOF wing/two-DOF tail |