Godon also likened mud’s physical properties to wet bathroom tile as it sticks to your feet after stepping out of the shower.

Robotic feet modelled after Moose hooves reduce a walking robot’s energy consumption up to 70% walking through mud.

Tests in the lab showed that real moose hooves act like suction cups, reducing the force needed to pull their feet out of sticky mud. The key lies in the way the split hooves break the suction when ...

The robot feet, inspired by moose hooves, improve movement on mud and snow by reducing sinkage, suction force, and energy ...

The biggest advantage, however, does not come from the increased surface area, but because of how the cloven hooves break the suction force as they are pulled back out of the mud. "We found that ...

like how you manage to stick your fingernail under its surface and break the suction force,” said Simon Godon, a biorobotics doctoral candidate and study co-author. Godon also likened mud’s ...