“Using our technology, the robot is able to adapt to one of its legs becoming weaker or breaking," says Nygaard. "It can learn how to recover, whether through limping or decreasing the length of ...

If a robot is going to excel at traversing multiple types of terrain, it shouldn't have an unadaptable "Jack of all trades, master of none" body shape. That's where the GOAT comes in, as it ...

Robot reconnoiters uncharted terrain Date: February 16, 2012 Source: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Summary: Mobile robots have many uses. They serve as cleaners, carry out inspections and search for ...

The LYNX M20 All-Terrain Robot combines wheeled-legged mobility and advanced adaptability, excelling in extreme and hazardous environments for applications like power inspections, emergency ...

Researchers have developed a six-legged all-terrain robot that can run, leap, back-flip, climb and navigate its way over obstacles even bigger than itself. Researchers have developed a six-legged ...

video: Carnegie Mellon University robot moving on sand; Inclination: 10 deg. Failure. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Oct. 10, 2014, issue of Science, published by AAAS.

A nightmare-inducing robot tarantula has been built using a 3D printer. The all-terrain machine, which weighs less than 5 kilograms (11lbs), can climb tricky surfaces like rocks and stairs with ease.

Scientists develop four-legged robot that hikes difficult terrain faster than average human Robot completes hour-long hike in Alps in duration recommended for human hikers Vishwam Sankaran ...

The eventual commercial cost of the robot is unclear, but Sukkarieh said the idea was to get it down to at least the price of an all-terrain vehicle -- a buggy can cost around A$30,000 ($22,827 ...

The Sand Flea Jumping Robot uses a novel approach to get over obstacles, by leaping over them. The robot is capable of jumping 30 feet. The RHex Rough-Terrain Robot has a lot to recommend about it.