The robot — inspired by animals such as birds, meercats, and seals —can perform different modes of movement to navigate its environment, including flying, rolling, crawling, crouching, balancing, and ...

Robots could soon be able to autonomously complete search and rescue missions, inspections, complex maintenance operations and various other real-world tasks. To do this, however, they should be able ...

It sounds like something from a sci-fi film - but some scientists believe this clever new tech could help alleviate strains on the UK care system ...

A horseshoe-shaped, eight-legged robot is part of a project to develop a robotic vehicle that can travel over rough terrain. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as ...

Most robots have one means of locomotion—they might roll, fly, walk, or even swim. Rarely do they do more than one, though. Engineers at Caltech's Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST) ...