Georgia Tech physicist Daniel Goldman (left) and graduate student Jeffrey Aguilar examine a simple robot built to study the dynamics of jumping. They may have found the secret to more efficient ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. In the future, flocks of small, one-footed robots may bound across ...

One of those odd facts that children learn at school -- how fleas can jump many times their own height -- has now materialized in the form of a new robotic design. We've seen robots designed by ...

If a robot is going to be tiny, then it better have a way of getting around the many obstacles that will block its way. A new type of robot takes a unique approach to doing so, by jumping like a click ...

Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists have made a walking, jumping robot that pushes the ...

Most robots that have legs are somewhat slow and bulky, and it's hard for them to move around on uneven surfaces. Not so with UC Berkeley's Salto-1P robot. This robot was built to jump high and move ...

Researchers designed a soft, legless robot that can hop and navigate obstacle courses. By Sabrina Imbler If a pancake could dream, it might long for legs so it could jump off your breakfast plate in ...