Parkour is all about hurling yourself quickly and efficiently past whatever obstacles are in your path while maintaining as much momentum as possible. It's a challenge for humans, so how would robots ...
Experimental robots can have some fairly jarring means of locomotion, but wait until you see the X-RHex, a half-wheeled, half-legged robot who scoffs at hills, grass, and other terrain. Watch this ...
Military robots are almost two a-penny, but few of them will incite fear and loathing at the tingling nerves at the top of your spine like this one–a six legged, half-wheel bot that can happily jump ...
PHILADELPHIA — A new robot at the University of Pennsylvania has a leg up on its predecessors now that researchers have outfitted it with jumping and climbing abilities — something that could make it ...
If you only watch one video today of a robot that hurtles across uneven terrain like a water-walking lizard, does gymnastic back flips and climbs tall objects, make it this one. If you watch two? Send ...
RHex is one of the robot-darlings of the internet, and this latest video shows exactly why. An all-terrain walking bot developed by US military researchers Boston Dynamics and the University of ...
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania. have put together a robot that can jump and climb. That could make it particularly useful for military search missions or supply transport. The RHex ...
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik41wGh3x0g&hl=en&fs=1&] The RHEX is a general purpose six-legged robot that can right itself and climb stairs. It can walk ...
If you only watch one video today of a robot that hurtles across uneven terrain like a water-walking lizard, does gymnastic back flips and climbs tall objects, make it this one. If you watch two? Send ...