In animals, both body and neural control have co-evolved to be adaptable to the environment. While a newborn foal learns quickly how to use its legs, traditional robotic approaches require careful engineering and calibration for stable walking robots. Bio-inspired robotics aims to bridge this gap.
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Valero-Cuevas, F.J., Erwin, A. Bio-robots step towards brain–body co-adaptation. Nat Mach Intell 4, 737–738 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-022-00528-x
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