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People don’t just try to save energy on one step—they think ahead about the whole sequence of steps and pick the path that saves the most energy overall.
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Human locomotion over obstacles reveals real-time prediction of energy expenditure for optimized decision-making
Cross-Sectional Study
Human
2023 Jun 14People chose how to step over gaps based on which whole sequence used the least energy—not just one step or how fast they moved. The study proved energy savings across the whole task guided their choices.
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