Biological motor control

The authors consider understanding what it will take for robots to run with the cockroaches. Nature has designed an elegant architecture that solves a number of engineering problems related to motor control. The neurobiological system utilizes large, parallel structures of repeatable elements to ensure maximum reliability. The motoneurons and muscle units interact to produce a diverse set of movements with a single architecture. This architecture guarantees efficient use of the muscle fibers while simplifying the control requirements. These biologically inspired principles can be applied to both electrical and bioengineering systems to solve real-world problems.