{"id":15,"date":"2018-09-04T12:37:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T12:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/astleylab\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2025-09-20T21:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T21:57:35","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/astleylab\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Welcome to the lab of Henry Astley at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uakron.edu\/\">the University of Akron<\/a>, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/biomimicry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biomimicry Research &amp; Innovation Center<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uakron.edu\/biology\/\">Departments of Biology<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uakron.edu\/dps\/\">Polymer Science<\/a>.<\/h1>\n<p>Our lab studies the biomechanics of animal locomotion, with a particular emphasis on the interactions between musculo-skeletal mechanics, neuromechanical control, and environmental interactions. We use laboratory studies of animal movement combined with biomimetic robotics to understand and replicate the physical basis for locomotion in a diverse range of taxa, including snakes, frogs, and early tetrapods.<\/p>\n<p>Interested in joining the lab? We are always looking for enthusiastic students with an interest in animal locomotion, including both undergraduates and prospective graduate students.\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hastley@uakron.edu\">Email Dr. Astley<\/a>\u00a0for more information.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the lab of Henry Astley at the University of Akron, in the Biomimicry Research &amp; Innovation Center and the Departments of Biology and Polymer Science. Our lab studies the biomechanics of animal locomotion, with a particular emphasis on &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/astleylab\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"showcase.php","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/astleylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/astleylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/astleylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/astleylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/astleylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/astleylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1453,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/astleylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions\/1453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/astleylab\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}