After conducting physical experiments observing actual moose feet, researchers found that cloven hooves are key to maneuvering through mud and similarly waterlogged terrain.

Engineers inspired by moose built robotic feet on robots that can handle soggy soils.

His drone ended up capturing the exact moment the moose stood up from his bed, shook himself free of ice and snow, and sent his antlers flying into the snow at his hooves.

Giving Them Hooves Helps.© Centre for Biorobotics/TalTech Researchers in Estonia fitted moose-inspired feet around the ball-shaped appendages of a four-legged robot.© Centre for Biorobotics/TalTech ...

His drone ended up capturing the exact moment the moose stood up from his bed, shook himself free of ice and snow, and sent his antlers flying into the snow at his hooves.

His drone ended up capturing the exact moment the moose stood up from his bed, shook himself free of ice and snow, and sent his antlers flying into the snow at his hooves.

His drone ended up capturing the exact moment the moose stood up from his bed, shook himself free of ice and snow, and sent his antlers flying into the snow at his hooves.

His drone ended up capturing the exact moment the moose stood up from his bed, shook himself free of ice and snow, and sent his antlers flying into the snow at his hooves.

Derek Burgoyne was snowshoeing through an icy forest in New Brunswick on Jan. 12 when he spotted three bull moose on his drone’s camera. While two of them had already shed their antlers, the ...

His drone ended up capturing the exact moment the moose stood up from his bed, shook himself free of ice and snow, and sent his antlers flying into the snow at his hooves.

His drone ended up capturing the exact moment the moose stood up from his bed, shook himself free of ice and snow, and sent his antlers flying into the snow at his hooves.

His drone ended up capturing the exact moment the moose stood up from his bed, shook himself free of ice and snow, and sent his antlers flying into the snow at his hooves.