I’m a vacuum expert, and this is the first time I’ve ever seen anything quite like this ...
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined a dog and a car? Well, you might get something like W1, a wheeled quadruped robot that can switch between walking and rolling modes depending ...
Mecha, the giant robots or machines controlled by people, have been a staple of popular Japanese entertainment for decades. Fans of Japanese manga, anime, and mecha-themed video games probably ...
Recent advances in robotics technology make it possible to create prosthetics that can duplicate the natural movement of human legs. This capability promises to dramatically improve the mobility of ...
Researchers in the US developed bipedal robots with a new design, the HybridLeg platform, ...
A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy required for ...
Inventors and researchers have been developing robots for almost 70 years. To date, all the machines they have built – whether for factories or elsewhere – have had one thing in common: they are ...
Although robotic prosthetic legs do have some advantages over their conventional counterparts, they also have some drawbacks that keep them from entering wider use. A new prototype prosthesis, however ...