Robot offers lessons in how lizards use their tails in flight

Category: Science

Publish Date: 01-06-2012 04:48 PM -0800

Scientists study red-headed Agama lizards — and a tailed robot they created, dubbed Tailbot — to discover how a lizard's tail helps stabilize the reptile while jumping.

A tail is a handy thing to have — it can aid in flight, swat insects, display showy plumage, grasp onto tree limbs or scare away predators with a brisk, threatening twitch.

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