A three-legged robot could one day be hopping across the surface of asteroids, searching for valuable minerals. Known as the SpaceHopper, the bot was recently put to the test on a zero-gravity ...

Unlike traditional mobile robots, legged robots leverage their distinctive “leg” structures to traverse obstacles and adapt to uneven terrain, demonstrating exceptional mobility when confronted with ...

I love me a bio-inspired robot that pulls off challenging feats by taking cues from the natural world. University of California, Berkeley (UCB) researchers have now shown off the one-legged Salto bot ...

Three robotics experts said humanoid robots need to move beyond flashy demos to performing tasks that are actually useful in ...

Researchers have succeeded in developing the smallest fully autonomous robot in history. It measures less than 1 millimeter and can swim underwater for months powered only by light.

Scientists at Estonia's Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) have developed a new set of robotic feet that can help four-legged robots navigate difficult terrains that are muddy or slippery.

Top photo: A free-ranging squirrel leaps from one branch to a branch instrumented to measure force. (Image credit: Sebastian Lee). Bottom photo: A one-legged robot, called Salto, was modified to jump ...

The Corleo is a futuristic four-legged personal mobility vehicle. It had to happen. One day, humans had to attempt to make their own horse. Or a machine as close as can be to a rideable stallion.