EMBUR: Digging Deep (VIDEO)

University of California Berkeley College of Engineering

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UC Berkeley researchers debut EMBUR (EMerita BUrrowing Robot), a unique robot inspired by Pacific mole crabs. Hannah Stuart, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, and Ph.D. student Laura Treers demonstrate one of the first legged robots that can self-burrow vertically, the way Pacific mole crabs bury themselves in beach sand. (Video by Adam Lau/Berkeley Engineering)

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Cinematography & Production: Adam Lau Additional Footage: Josh Cassidy / KQED Ben McInroe / PolyPedal Lab Laura Treers / Embodied Dexterity Lab Sound Design: Adam Lau Music: A Living Machine / Schwartz Sound Collaborators & Co-authors: Robert Full & Ben McInroe / PolyPedal Lab • Biological study of live mole crabs that informed robot design and control

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