This awkward robot from Japan showcases the huge leaps forward we’ve made in robot technology. They can jump up into a squat from lying flat on their backs now! The next huge leap forward: standing up ...

Engineers have created a tiny robot weighing less than a tennis ball that can jump an astonishing 31 meters into the air. Using a clever spring-loaded design, the robot stores energy over time and ...

Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts can't, like deep into a collapsed building to search for survivors after an earthquake. However, as they move through the rubble, ...

Inspired by the movements of a tiny parasitic worm, engineers have created a 5-inch soft robot that can jump as high as a basketball hoop. Their device, a silicone rod with a carbon-fiber spine, can ...

Typical jumping behavior of a spherical shell obtained from simulation: it jumps from the inverted configuration back to its original shape. Inspired by a simple children's toy, a jumping popper toy, ...

Reinforcement learning can help robots tackle new tasks they haven't tried before If you’ve watched Boston Dynamics’ slick videos of robots running, jumping and doing parkour, you might have the ...