Describes a legged robot that can switch between different patterns of leg movement, such as walking, trotting, bounding, or crawling. A multigait control system allows a quadruped or hexapod to optimize for speed on flat ground and stability on rough or steep terrain.
Heard on the job
The new quadruped features a multigait controller that automatically shifts from a trot to a creep when it detects a slope over twenty degrees.