Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts can't, like deep into a collapsed building to search ...

The robot’s controller allows it to adapt smoothly to different surfaces, adjusting its movements without hesitation. For example, jumping on grass needs extra thrust because the blades of grass ...

A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy required for ...

MIT’s new insect-sized hopping robot combines the best of both worlds. Interestingly, this hopping robot is smaller than a ...

A new video shows Mini π, a compact bipedal robot, using reinforcement learning to walk, balance, and navigate small ...

Flying robots have some big advantages over their ground-going counterparts, but they're definitely not very energy-efficient ...

Insect-like crawling robots can squeeze into small and tight places that other larger robots cannot. However, they are unable to climb over objects or walk on slanted surfaces. On the other hand ...

In a world first, 10 cyborg cockroaches were deployed to help the Singapore search and rescue team following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar on March 28. These insect-robot hybrids are ...