locomotion
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Runtime is a problem "plaguing every humanoid company" Griffin says – locomotion and moving joints are power consuming.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
First, walking upright freed the hands from locomotion, creating new pressures that favored more specialized and asymmetric hand use.
From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026
“He did, what I think is a very thorough job figuring out what’s causing this movement in the case of locomotion and tying down the mechanical elements,” Goard said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The paper, "New finds shed light on diet and locomotion in Australopithecus deyiremeda," appears in the journal Nature.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 28, 2025
With that complete understanding of the principle of motor locomotion, I drove down the mountainside toward Calexico, some fifty miles away.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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