In a foot of a legged mobile robot, deformation of the foot is absorbed by a
first
concavity and the position and shape of a ground-contact portion hardly change.
Accordingly, variation in a resistive force against the moment about the yaw axis
can be reduced and a spinning motion can be prevented. In addition, when the foot
is placed on a bump or a step, a flexible portion deforms and receives it, and
a frictional retaining force is generated between the flexible portion and the
bump. Thus, the foot is flexibly adapted to the road surface, and sliding caused
by the bump and excessively fast motion are prevented. Accordingly, the foot can
be adapted to various kinds of road surfaces such as surfaces having bumps and
depressions, and the attitude stability can be increased.