It's now actually not that unusual to see quadruped robots that have powered wheels for feet, allowing them to either walk or roll as the situation dictates. The modular D1 is different, though, in that it can also operate as either one quadruped or two self-balancing bipeds.

Juan González has hacked together a simple setup that lets his Wii Balance board move a small, irritating robot in any direction. This looks like the first robotic pairing for the board, which has to date has only been interfaced with computers as a ...

Cubli is a cube-shaped robot that can jump up, balance on a single corner and "walk" itself across a desk, all using off-the-shelf parts. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to get you as enthralled with the wonders of the universe as ...

Russia's first AI-powered humanoid robot, AIdol, experienced a public debut stumble, falling shortly after its introduction. The company attributed the incident to calibration issues, emphasizing it as a learning experience in the robot's development.