简介:Thispaperpresentsthedevelopmentofamesoscaleself-containedquadrupedmobilerobotthatemploystwopiecesofpiezocompositeactuatorsfortheboundinglocomotion.Thedesignoftherobotlegisinspiredbyleggedinsectsandanimals,andthebiomimeticconceptisimplementedintherobotinasimplifiedform,suchthateachlegoftherobothasonlyonedegreeoffreedom.Thelackofdegreeoffreedomiscompensatedbyaslopeoftherobotframerelativetothehorizontalplane.Fortheimplementationoftheself-containedmobilerobot,asmallpowersupplycircuitisdesignedandinstalledontherobot.Experimentalresultsshowthattherobotcanlocomoteatabout50mm·s-1withthecircuitonboard,whichcanbeconsideredasasignificantsteptowardthegoalofbuildinganautonomousleggedrobotactuatedbypiezoelectricactuators.