The Hawkes Lab’s jumper maximizes the force of the jump with a big spring, while minimizing mass and drag. Credit: Hawkes Lab, UC Santa Barbara
A mechanical jumper developed by UC Santa Barbara engineering professor Elliot Hawkes and collaborators is capable of achieving the tallest height—roughly 100 feet (30 meters)—of any jumper to date, engineered or biological. The feat represents a fresh approach to the design of jumping devices and advances the understanding of jumping as a form of locomotion.
“The motivation came from a scientific question,” said Hawkes, who as a roboticist seeks to understand the many possible methods …
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