Using Legged Robots as Soil Rheometers: Understanding the Mechanical Behaviors of Granular Mixtures Related to Robotic Kinematics

John Ruck1, Douglas J Jerolmack2, Cristina G Wilson3, Feifei Qian4, Thomas F. Shipley3 and Daniel E. Koditschek5, (1)University of Pennsylvania, Earth and Environmental Science, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (2)University of Pennsylvania, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (3)Temple University, Psychology, Philadelphia, PA, United States, (4)University of Southern California, Electrical Engineering, Los Angeles, CA, United States, (5)University of Pennsylvania, Electrical and Systems Engineering, Philadelphia, PA, United States