dtpolet @dtpolet@qoto.org

Is it better to jump with a long foot or short foot?

The cases below only differ by whether the in-lever or out-lever is bigger. Which will jump higher?

Ignore contraction dynamics & imagine the body is constrained to go straight up.

Answer and discuss below 👇 #biomechanics

Thanks to all who made it to my talk at #SEB2023! For those who couldn't, here's a prerecorded version https://youtu.be/BIwkG6a5WEo

Watch to find out when it's better for a foot to be a foot vs a leg... And how #lizard toes are a bit like wheels 🦎🛞

What does this #3Dprinted device have to do with #Lizard feet? To find out, come to my #SEB2023 talk Fri at 9:30 in Tinto for the Open #Biomechanics session: "Plantigrade feet avoid work through serial linkages"

You might even get a copy to take home (while supplies last)! 🦎👣

For the record, I acknowledge that the wrist contacts the ground, so the forelimbs are unambiguously plantigrade. To my eyes, though, the hindlimbs are digitigrade.

Also, not everyone agrees in the literature; some authors explicitly say mice are digitigrade - e.g.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2018.00061

Are #mice and #rats plantigrade or digitigrade?

I've seen a loooot of studies that code them as plantigrade (e.g.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1814329116)

... but their ankle is well above the ground (e.g. video from https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2016.00042)

What am I missing? 🐀 #biomechanics #mammals

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Didn't know automated rejection emails were so expensive and polluting 💵 #academicjobs #AcademicLife

My #SICB2023 poster and video presentation on animal #locomotion and passive dynamic #robots are up on SICB+! Head to the meeting website to check them out
https://sicb.econference.io/public/5X9OIbU/main/sessions/9874/31486

Any recommendations for #dinosaur activities for a class of 4-5 year-olds? Visiting my daughter's classroom in a few weeks to talk about #dinosaurs, but coming up short on ideas! I have access to #3dprinting and laser cutter if that helps... #SciComm #education 🦖🦕

Demos nearly ready for my poster presentation at #SICB2023 ! Come to P2-227 tomorrow (Thursday) 430-530 PM to play with these #ComparativeBiomechanics #dynamics #biorobotics

8 wheels = 96 "legs" to bring to #SICB2023 Keep your eyes out for the passive dynamic walkers on Thursday 👀