Neurobiologist's theory concerning the interconnections and communications between the bundles of neurons that control each individual leg.
 
 

    Independent microprocessor boards will implement this distributed control approach for our robot.  These boards are being designed and built by Garrick Kremesec (CE Undergraduate Student).

    A realtime operating system is being used to coordinate the gathering of sensory data while maintaining the time critical actuator pulsing.  This software is being written by Larry Lu (ECE Graduate Student).