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Physics constrains jump height to be about a few meters regardless of size. The basic problem is that the total energy required scales with mass, but the total
by antognini 3y ago
Physics constrains jump height to be about a few meters regardless of size. The basic problem is that the total energy required scales with mass, but the total energy available also scales with mass. The two end up cancelling out and you get a maximum jump height that is independent of size.
What really matters is the energy density of your storage medium, which is the same to an order of magnitude for any system based on chemical energy. So both a flea and an elephant (along with battery-powered robots) can jump about a meter or two in height.
- Torkel 3y agoWith special designs you can build up energy over time and then release it all at once, to reach sporadic super jumps. Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvHXwTa5-DA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvHXwTa5-DA (But for all but extreme designs I fully agree with you)