Body Reimagined principle
Lessons from Matschie's Tree Kangaroo
Take the body upward.
Tree-Kangaroo Climbing
Core lesson
An old design can find a new direction when it learns the trees.
Biological basis
Matschie’s Tree Kangaroos are arboreal marsupials with strong forelimbs, gripping paws, and long tails that help them climb and move through cloud forest trees.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
ReinventionClimbingNew directionCanopy lifeBody adaptation