Robert Full, Ph.D
Professor of Integrative Biology | UC Berkeley
Education
Dr. Full completed his undergraduate studies at SUNY Buffalo in 1979, and went on to graduate work at SUNY Buffalo, receiving a master's degree in 1982 and a doctoral degree in 1984.
Expertise
Dr. Full directs the UC Berkeley Poly-P.E.D.A.L. Laboratory, which studies the Performance, Energetics and Dynamics of Animal Locomotion (P.E.D.A.L.). His research laboratory applies the same techniques used in the study of human gait -- 3D kinematic, force platform, and EMG analysis -- but in miniature. His internationally recognized research program in comparative physiology and biomechanics has shown how examining a diversity of animals leads to the discovery of general principles of locomotion.
Affiliations
From 1984 to 1986 he held a research and teaching postdoctoral position at the University of Chicago. During that time he did research at Harvard University.
Publications
Jusufi, A., D. I. Goldman, S. Revzen, and R. J. Full. 2008. Active tails enhance arboreal acrobatics in geckos. PNAS. 105, 4215–4219. Full text of this article in PDF
Lee, J., S. Sponberg, O. Loh, A. Lamperski, R.J. Full, and N. Cowan. 2008. Templates and Anchors for Antenna-Based Wall Following in Cockroaches and Robots. IEEE Transactions on Robotics. 24, 130- 143. Full text of this article in PDF
93. Spenko, M.J., G. C. Haynes, J. A. Saunders, M. R. Cutkosky, A. A. Rizzi, R. J. Full, D. E. Koditschek. 2008. Biologically Inspired Climbing with a Hexapedal Robot. Journal of Field Robotics. Volume 25, Issue 4-5, 223-242. Full text of this article in PDF
92. Sponberg, S. and R. J. Full. 2008. Neuromechanical response of musculo-skeletal structures in cockroaches during rapid running on rough terrain. J. exp Bio. 211, 433-446. Full text of this article in PDF
91. Peattie, A.M. and R.J. Full. 2007. Phylogenetic analysis of the scaling of wet and dry biological fibrillar adhesives. PNAS, 104, 18595-18600. Full text of this article in PDF
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