This article presents a set of methods used to support the design and control of biologically inspired walking machines. Starting with a description of the general system design idea, an example for the design of the mechanical construction, a computer supported design procedure for the control architecture and the description of a three-dimensional world model to be used as knowledge base is given. The focus of this paper is on the engineering and integration process and the interrelation between the different phases of the design process.
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