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These geckos crash-land on trees but don’t fall, thanks to their tails: news.berkeley.edu/2021/09/02/the…

A new study finds these acrobatic rodents quickly weigh variables like bendy branches to figure out how to safely clear big distances high in the treetops. smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/squ…

Watch out, Olympic gymnasts: These squirrels have their own gold medal moves sciencemag.org/news/2021/08/w…

Squirrel Acrobats Are as Smart as They Are Athletic nytimes.com/2021/08/05/sci…

Leaping squirrels! Parkour is one of their many feats of agility news.berkeley.edu/2021/08/05/lea…

Just published in Science: "Acrobatic squirrels learn to leap and land on tree branches without falling." science.sciencemag.org/content/373/65…

Dept. of Integrative Biology's Spring 2021 Undergraduate Profile: TAMARA JAFAR, Twin Passions of Biology and Design. Full profile: bit.ly/3hT06cs

To climb like a gecko, robots need toes. news.berkeley.edu/2020/05/08/to-…

Please join us for the upcoming Art+Nature Symposium at UC Berkeley, November 9-10th, 10am - 5pm both days in 310 Jacobs Hall. A collaboration between the University of Tokyo and the UC Berkeley, the event is open to the public. ow.ly/Ubj750x0EBw

Prof. Full gives Golden Bear Orientation talk "Curiosity, Serendipity, and Diversity: Bioinspired Designs from Gripping Geckos, Bouncing Bugs, and Smart Squirrels.” Highlights UCB BioDesign Community; IB198 Bioinspired Design; IB32/L&S30 Bioinspired Design biodesign.berkeley.edu

You can’t squash this roach-inspired robot. news.berkeley.edu/2019/07/31/you…

Postdoc positions available for multiple projects on spatial navigation, biomechanics, and control with Knierim and Cowan labs at #JHU. #Postdoc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">limbs.lcsr.jhu.edu/opportunities/…

Prof. Full will be presenting "i4’s Toward Tomorrow Program: Bioinspired Design Realized by Creativity, Collaboration, and Connection" as part of the Graduate School of Education/SESAME Colloquium series on Monday, 9/242018, from 4:00 to 5:30 in Room 1215, 2121 Berkeley Way.

Prof. Full will be presenting "BioDesign: Using Diversity to Understand Nature, Transform Education, and Invent the Future" at EECS Colloquium today at 4pm, 306 Soda Hall, HP Auditorium. ow.ly/WuJ630lSMU9

Poly-PEDAL Lab PhD student Ben McInroe wants to learn why Mole Crabs excel at burrowing through wet sand. View KQED's "Deep Look" into Ben's research here: youtu.be/tfoYD8pAsMw Read about it here: ow.ly/VtRP30iBJXY

Science Magazine: Tiny roach-bots ram their heads into walls to propel themselves upward. youtube.com/watch?v=z1BvJg… (dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2…)

"The findings — which were further validated by a tiny, cockroach-sized robot — could influence the design of the next generation of robots that run, jump and fly." NY Times: How Cockroaches Crash Into Walls and Keep Going. ow.ly/A8I530ioKos (dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2…)

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics announced the winner of the 2017 Steven Vogel Young Investigator Award: David Lentink from Stanford University. Read more about the award here: bit.ly/2nNFFQv

Just published in Science Robotics: "The Grand Challenges of Science Robotics." Click to read what an expert panel that includes Prof. Full of UC Berkeley's Poly-PEDAL Lab had to say about the future of robotics. ow.ly/phRA30icfHX

Robert Full wants to tap the diverse experiences of UC Berkeley undergraduates to teach them the fun of discovering biology’s secrets and the innovations that can spring from hacking them. Read about the new HHMI BioInspired Design program here: tinyurl.com/yb8hearg