Editing Robot locomotion (section)

=== Walking ===
* ''See'' [[Passive dynamics]]
* ''See'' [[Zero Moment Point]]
* ''See'' [[Leg mechanism]]
* ''See'' [[Hexapod (robotics)]]

[[File:F4-motion.gif|alt=Klann linkage|thumb|[[Klann linkage]] walking motion]] [[Walking robot]]s simulate human or animal [[gait]], as a replacement for wheeled motion. Legged motion makes it possible to negotiate uneven surfaces, steps, and other areas that would be difficult for a wheeled robot to reach, as well as causes less damage to environmental terrain as wheeled robots, which would erode it.<ref>{{cite thesis |url=http://www.amandaghassaei.com/files/thesis.pdf |title=The Design and Optimization of a Crank-Based Leg Mechanism |author=Ghassaei, Amanda |date=20 April 2011 |publisher=Pomona College |access-date=18 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029234530/http://www.amandaghassaei.com/files/thesis.pdf |archive-date=29 October 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Hexapod robots are based on insect locomotion, most popularly the [[cockroach]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hub.jhu.edu/2018/02/13/cockroach-locomotion-robotics-research/|title=By studying cockroach locomotion, scientists learn how to build better, more mobile robots|last=Sneiderman|first=Phil|date=13 February 2018|work=Hub|publisher=[[Johns Hopkins University]]|access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref> and [[stick insect]], whose neurological and sensory output is less complex than other animals. Multiple legs allow several different gaits, even if a leg is damaged, making their movements more useful in robots transporting objects.

Examples of advanced running robots include [[ASIMO]], [[BigDog]], [[HUBO|HUBO 2]], [[RunBot]], and [[Toyota Partner Robot]].