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The theory that quadruped animals unconsciously generate gaits by some system based on neural networks in the spinal cord is widely accepted. However, how biological neurons or neural networks can generate gaits is not clear. To clarify the gait generation method, one of the solutions is using the neuron model similar to the biological neuron. We developed the quadruped robot system using self-inhibited pulse-type hardware neuron models (P-HNMs), which can output the electrical activity similar to those of biological neurons. The P-HNMs consist of the cell body model and the inhibitory synaptic model. The cell body model periodically outputs pulsed voltages; the inhibitory synaptic model inhibits the pulsed voltages. The pulse period can change by varying the synaptic weight control voltage applied to the P-HNMs. We varied the synaptic weight control voltage according to the pressure on the robot\u2019s toes. Also, we changed the angle of the robot\u2019s joints by a constant angle each time the P-HNMs output a pulse. As a result of the walking experiment, we confirmed that the robot generates walk gait and trot gait according to the moving speed. Also, we clarified the process by which the robot actively generates gaits from the upright state. These results show that animals may not use many biological neurons to generate gaits. 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