It’s designed to be strong and easy to build, using a minimal number of parts that are all available online, which makes ...

They’re not in our homes yet, but it might be just a matter of time as tech companies bet big on humanoid robots.

Along with the ability to automatically adjust to the surface they’re traversing, the legs move faster and jump higher than their more standardized electric counterparts.

Rhagobot isn’t exactly the first thing that comes to mind at the mention of a robot. Inspired by Rhagovelia water striders, ...

Spider senses So, how can engineers build robots that, like animals, are more than just the sum of their parts? Animals, Jayaram noted, aren’t split into separate subsystems in the same way as robots.

Obviously robots want in on this action. Oregon State University researchers have developed a leg that uses motors to drive a fiberglass spring-loaded knee joint.

Ripple bugs’ fan-like legs inspired engineers to build the Rhagobot, a tiny robot with self-morphing fans. By mimicking these ...