Terradynamics is the study of forces and movement during terrestrial locomotion (particularly that using legs) on ground that can flow such as sand and soil.[1] The term "terradynamics" is used in analogy to aerodynamics for flying in the air and hydrodynamics for swimming in water. Terradynamics has been used "to predict a small legged robot’s locomotion on granular media".[1] The Johns Hopkins University Terradynamics Lab describes the field as "Movement Science at the Interface of Biology, Robotics & Physics".[2]

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  1. ^ a b Li, Chen; Zhang, Tingnan; Goldman, Daniel I. (2013). "A terradynamics of legged locomotion on granular media". Science. 339 (6126): 1408–1411. arXiv:1303.7065. Bibcode:2013Sci...339.1408L. doi:10.1126/science.1229163. PMID 23520106. S2CID 5625139.
  2. ^ "Terradynamics Lab". li.me.jhu.edu. Retrieved 13 March 2024.