ANN ARBOR, MI - University of Michigan College of Engineering Dean Alec Gallimore realizes that for many, the term robotics brings to mind fictional humanoids like Star Wars' C-3PO. While the school ...

Robots doing feats of acrobatics might be a great marketing trick, but typically these displays are highly choreographed and painstakingly programmed. Now researchers have trained a four-legged AI ...

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Former “MythBusters” co-host Adam Savage compared himself to a kid with an early Christmas present in the intro to a newly released video for his “Tested” YouTube series. The reason? He was sitting on ...

A four-legged robot can quickly figure out how to navigate new obstacle courses by climbing up and down large boxes, crouching to scoot beneath tables and even jumping across gaps. The study shows how ...

Robots built by students navigate an obstacle course Thursday, July 12 as part of the Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Camp at the Central Lakes College Staples campus. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd ...

Boston Dynamics has published a pair of videos showcasing its Atlas robots completing a complex obstacle course that requires balancing on beams and vaults. The company's Atlas robotics program is a ...

Boston Dynamics' robots are at it again, and this time they're doing parkour. Yes, you read that right: a robot doing parkour, and pretty well, too, all things considered. In a report by CNET, two new ...

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If robots had their own Olympic games, it might look something like the DARPA Robotics Challenge. Some of the best and brightest of the world’s robotics teams have converged on Pomona to compete in ...

A cockroach-inspired robot can handle complicated and bumpy terrain. It could be used for surveying earthquake rubble or even other planets. The robot, called Omni-Roach, has a rounded body, wings ...