locomotion
noun
lo·co·mo·tion
ˌlō-kə-ˈmō-shən 
1
: an act or the power of moving from place to place
2
: travel
… interest in free locomotion and choice of occupation.—
Zechariah Chafee Jr.
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Walking is one form of locomotion.
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Wheeled robots and bipedal humanoids operate under the same decision-making structure, despite having different locomotion systems and manipulators.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Four of the sculptures, installed in a long line at Dan Colen’s Sky High Farm Biennial in upstate New York in summer 2025, conjured the sliced and schematized representations of bodily locomotion in Étienne-Jules Marey’s chronophotographs.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
The video shows examples of these robots performing object manipulation, locomotion, human-assistance, and reconfiguration, controlled by our system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
The team specifically focused on two primary limitations for hopping: foot bone strength and how an ankle could support strong enough tendons to facilitate locomotion.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Feb. 2026
Four of the sculptures, installed in a long line at Dan Colen’s Sky High Farm Biennial in upstate New York in summer 2025, conjured the sliced and schematized representations of bodily locomotion in Étienne-Jules Marey’s chronophotographs.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
The video shows examples of these robots performing object manipulation, locomotion, human-assistance, and reconfiguration, controlled by our system.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
The team specifically focused on two primary limitations for hopping: foot bone strength and how an ankle could support strong enough tendons to facilitate locomotion.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Locomotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/locomotion. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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locomotion
noun
lo·co·mo·tion
ˌlō-kə-ˈmō-shən
: the act or power of moving from place to place
Medical Definition
locomotion
noun
lo·co·mo·tion
ˌlō-kə-ˈmō-shən
: an act or the power of moving from place to place : progressive movement (as of an animal body)
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