Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists have made a walking, jumping robot that pushes the ...

The three of them first tried to teach the robot simple commands like walking, but their behavior soon became more aggressive. The robot stumbled in the video after being kicked from behind by one ...

Walking robots have exploded in popularity ever since Spot hit the scene. We’ve seen everything from complex builds to super-simple single-servo designs.

This came up in a Florida case where a widower sued medical robot-maker Intuitive Surgical Inc over his wife's death in 2022.

Creating robots that can walk isn't a new concept. For example, robotics company Boston Dynamics has spent more than a decade designing walking robots. However, Kriegman's findings present yet ...