Bio-inspired Robots

MIT’s Cheetah 3 Robot Can Now Climb Stairs, Jump on Things

MIT’s Cheetah robot keeps getting improvements. The latest version can climb stairs and leap across rough terrain while maintaining its…

6 years ago

Furhat Interactive Robot Head

Meet the Furhat robot: an interactive social robot head that can speak in various languages and show various expressions. The…

6 years ago

HAMR: Swimming Cockroach-inspired Robot

It is no secret that cockroaches can survive underwater for under 30 minutes. Harvard researchers have built a cockroach inspired…

6 years ago

Soft Tensegrity Robots with Dynamic Locomotive Gaits

It is no secret that living organisms possess hard and soft parts (bones & muscles) to have flexibility but also…

6 years ago

Disney’s Autonomous Robot Stunt Doubles

We have already covered how Disney researchers are working on robot acrobats that can flip through the air and stick…

6 years ago

Beaver-inspired Autonomous Robot Can Modify Its Terrain To Move Ahead

In the past few years, we have covered a whole host of robots that use mapping and smart planning to…

6 years ago

DRAGON: Shape-shifting Aerial Robot

Drones are capable of taking on many tasks. They are not always able to get through small openings though. Researchers…

6 years ago

NimbRo vs Tsinghua Hephaestus RoboCup 2018

Humanoid robots playing soccer is nothing new. While robots are not perfect at the game, they are getting better at…

6 years ago

HyQ2Max Hydraulic Quadruped Robot That Won’t Stay Down

Meet the HyQ2Max: an advanced 4-legged robot with 12 joints, aluminum alloy structure, and various gaits that won't stay down.…

6 years ago

Pillbot: Pill Bug Inspired Robot

Here is another bio-inspired robot with multiple modes that can change its shape to adapt to its environment. The Pillbot…

6 years ago