The new robot can fit through pipes bigger than 7.87 inches (20 cm) in diameter and can travel up to 0.19 mph (0.3 kph) using its battery of 16 legs. The robot has been specifically developed to ...

An API upgrade made to the Boston Dynamics Spot allows the robot to run three times faster than it's capable as it rolls out ...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University are developing a new self-propelled robotic sleeve inspired by the earthworm.

The passive mechanism of the pipeline robot allows the robot leg to quickly adjust its length according to the pipe diameter to adapt to changes. The active mechanism controls the pressure between ...

BEIJING -- China's Shenzhou XIX crew aboard the orbiting Tiangong space station recently completed the in-orbit test of a ...

For example, to use a DC motor in a robot leg, one might expect to need a gearbox, a motor driver, plus an encoder for position sensing. If smooth, organic motion is desired, some sort of ...