| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, we developed an approach proposed by the applicant, ``Elucidation of the adaptive mechanisms of animals through systems engineering intervention in locomotion," at Bielefeld University (Germany), which has been highly successful in neurophysiological and animal behavioral research on stick insects, modeling using the findings, and application to robots. Specifically, we established a methodology, called ``Motion Hacking”, to hack leg movements by electrical stimulation of muscles while retaining the insect’s own sensorimotor functions, and observed the inter-leg coordination process by the insect's own nervous system when the leg movements were changed as intended by the intervener. Through the novel methodology, we attempted to elucidate the inter-leg coordination mechanism during locomotion.
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