What happens if you run as fast as possible to escape from the enemy, but eventually it arrived at the edge of a cliff? You must be confused determining step.Not so with the cockroaches. When a cockroach at the end of a thin surface, eg in the form of plywood, they will go ahead. They will use the most rear leg for hooking on the edge surface of the body. Furthermore, they are hiding under the surface.
The behavior of cockroaches was discovered by Jean-Michel Mongeau and colleagues from the University of California at Berkeley. Mongeau encounter such behavior when she saw a cockroach using antennas to estimate distance of a gap between the surfaces.
Mongeau, as quoted by New Scientist, Friday (08/06/2012), said, "When we widen the gap, cockroaches will move below the surface. With the naked eye, we will not notice it.
But, if we record with high-speed camera and play it slow, we will be amazed by how the cockroach uses its hind legs to survive on the surface, allowing it to swing feet in a narrow fringe. "
Behavior and characteristics of these cockroaches then Mengeau and inspire the team, which in essence is a biophysics researcher, heksapodal. Robots are expected to move like cockroaches, enable a robot capable for rescue purposes.
Robert Full, another team member, said, "It is our challenge now in robotics, to produce robots which can perform the transition on complex surfaces and operating in hazardous areas that humans can not reach."