as in mobility
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the act or power of moving from place to place
studying the locomotion of spiders Walking is one form of locomotion.
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Recent Examples of locomotion
The video shows examples of these robots performing object manipulation, locomotion, human-assistance, and reconfiguration, controlled by our system.
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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
These snakes also offer us a rare example of locomotion that blurs categorical boundaries.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Jan. 2026
It's equipped with an electrostatic hydraulic actuator (EHA) that closely mimics the neural signals that give jellyfish their famous pulse-like locomotion.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2025
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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
These snakes also offer us a rare example of locomotion that blurs categorical boundaries.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 1 Jan. 2026
It's equipped with an electrostatic hydraulic actuator (EHA) that closely mimics the neural signals that give jellyfish their famous pulse-like locomotion.
—New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for locomotion
Noun
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Accessibility The hotel has dedicated accessible rooms designed for guests with mobility needs.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 Apr. 2026
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The city plans to demolish a strip mall on Market Street and Florence Avenue to build one of the mobility hubs.—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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His guest, a man named James Fishback, who is in his early thirties, summed up his hopes for the future of the conservative movement.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This event was part of the #MeToo blackout awards season, in which attendees wore black in support of the movement—but the British Royal family is never supposed to make a political statement of any kind.—
Katherine J Igoe,
InStyle,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Locomotion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/locomotion. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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