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A TDE funded activity led by DFKI GmbH (Germany), together with the Italian Institute of Technology (Italy) and Airbus Defence and Space (UK), developed a new guidance, navigation and control system for multiple legged robots. The new system is both agnostic and adaptable, allowing for the energy efficient four-legged robot and the more stable six-legged robot to safely negotiate challenging and cluttered terrain. The novel navigation approach was successfully tested and validated on two reference robots – Aliengo (above) and CREX (below) – in rough, inclined, cluttered, and unconsolidated/unstructured terrain.