Researchers in China have developed a wearable robot that adds two mechanical legs behind ...

It took nature millions of years to create intelligent, adaptive species. Researchers at Northwestern University in Illinois ...

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first modular robots with athletic intelligence. They can be combined and recombined in the wild, recover from injury and keep moving no matter ...

Humanoid robots are rapidly improving in motion fluidity, making them more human-like and suitable for complex tasks.

A team of researchers at the Southern University of Science and Technology in Shenzhen, China, has built a wearable robot ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meet Q8bot, a palm-sized robot that resembles a miniaturized version of the famous Boston Dynamics' Spot quadruped. Designed by ...

Humans have always admired horses for their strength, grace, and versatility. Now, scientists and engineers at Kawasaki Heavy Industries have decided it’s time for a mechanical twist on this natural ...

A few facts about ostriches: It took just a few million years for terrestrial birds to refine their bipedal locomotor technique. Having mastered the ability to walk and run on two rear limbs, these ...

Robots these days are equipped with locomotion systems to overcome all types of terrain, but tend to favor one type of environment in particular. Scientists at Norway's University of Oslo have instead ...

Robotic legs with an unconventional design inspired by emus can run 300 per cent more efficiently than the same device would if designed traditionally. The technology could be used in prosthetics and ...