quadruped
- noun
- /ˈkwɒdrəˌpɛd/
- Specialized
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robot cuadrúpedo
- Engineers designed a new quadruped that can carry heavy loads across challenging landscapes.
So we talk about Pogo stick robot or legged robots, whether it's quadrupeds or humanoid robots.
- So we talk about Pogo stick robot or legged robots, whether it's quadrupeds or humanoid robots.
Examples
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So we talk about Pogo stick robot or legged robots, whether it's quadrupeds or humanoid robots.
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Well, that's a simple run through of how you might breakdown those three sets of controls into a quadruped robot.
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The quadruped robot efficiently navigated the uneven terrain with its four legs.
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The quadruped moved gracefully across the field, demonstrating its advanced walking algorithms.
How Stable
Surface Forms
Morphology
quadruped = quadru + ped
The composition 'four' + 'foot' is recoverable for learners familiar with learned/technical roots, but the combining forms are not everyday standalone English words, so transparency is partial.
Etymology
Quadruped in robotics comes from the same Latin parts quadru- 'four' and -ped 'foot', so it means 'four-foot'. That's why engineers call a four-legged robot a quadruped, because it moves on four legs like an animal.