The Netflix series Black Mirror predicted robot dogs, but it overlooked the possibility of another athletic, probably more benign tech critter. A new machine with jumping capabilities from the ...

Image of the device jumping, with lines added over the position of the jumper every approximately 656 feet per second. Human is 6 feet tall. (Hawkes et al/Science) (CN) — Once, robots could only jump ...

The design for the robot was determined through ‘a combination of mathematics, computer simulations, and laboratory experiments,’ the scientists said. . | Credit: The University of Manchester.

A robot that can jump over 100 times its own height could leap over challenging terrain on the moon and explore the rocky surface more quickly than a wheeled rover, say researchers. Elliot Hawkes at ...

Since many robots are more durable and expendable than human beings, researchers have experimented with alternate means of getting around that outperform walking around on two legs, including a new ...

A mechanical jumper just set a new record for any known jumper, engineered or biological. The jumping robot is able to leap an astounding 100 feet (30 meters) into the air. The Eliot Hawkes Lab's ...

Researchers at Cornell University have developed a tiny, proof of concept robot that moves its four limbs by rapidly igniting a combination of methane and oxygen inside flexible joints. The device can ...

University researchers at the University of California, Santa Barbara have created a new robot that can jump over 100 feet into the air at over 60 miles per hour. (That’s nearly three times the ...

Advances in motor design have allowed different types of robots to both specialize for industrial functions and converge in precision.