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
"These current results highlight that sideways locomotion in true crabs is a rare but innovative trait that may have contributed to their ecological success," Kawabata concludes.
From Science Daily ● May 2, 2026
For a second, I was paralyzed and then I found my powers of locomotion and ran from the room—parlor manners be damned—to join him.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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