In the course Bio-Inspired Robotics (2.74) at MIT, my team and I developed a jumping robotic leg system. We chose to optimize the initial position of the leg to produce the longest horizontal jump possible through hardware experimentation and MATLAB simulations. The course provided an interdisciplinary approach to bio-inspired design, with emphasis on principle extraction applicable to various robotics research fields, such as prosthetics and human assistive technologies. The class focused on three main components: biomechanics, numerical techniques that allow multi-body dynamics simulation with environmental interaction and optimization, and basic robotics techniques and implementation skills. Below is an overview of my team's project and a demo of the hardware experiment.