Main ideas:
Study insects to understand role of passive impedance (structure and control), study humans to understand adaptation and learning (Full, Howe,Shadmehr)
Use novel layered prototyping methods to create compliant biomimetic structures with embedded sensors and actuators (Cutkosky, Full, Kenny)
Develop biomimetic actuation and control schemes that exploit “preflexes” and reflexes for robust locomotion and manipulation (Full, Cutkosky, Howe, Kazerooni, Shadmehr)