Kaushik Jayaram's bug-inspired robots are being spotlighted by the Boulder Daily Camera.
An assistant professor in the Paul M. Rady Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Robotics Program, Jayaram is an expert in bioinspired robotics and biomechanics.
He is the creator of CLARI - Compliant Legged Articulated Robotic Insect. The robots were built in the style of insects; they're tiny, squishable and can shape-shift to fit through different gaps.
鈥淢ost robots today basically look like a cube,鈥� Jayaram said. 鈥淲hy should they all be the same? Animals come in all shapes and sizes.鈥�