Locomotion makes things move, and certain forms of locomotion make them move better than others. Those more effective types of locomotion change depending on the environment, which is even more true ...

Scientists in Germany have invented a tiny robot that's capable of walking, rolling, carrying small cargo and even swimming — and it could one day be crawling around inside a human body. The robot is ...

Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts can't, like deep into a collapsed building to search for survivors after an earthquake. However, as they move through the rubble, ...

Taking their cue from leaping insects like the grasshopper and flea, Swiss roboticists have built a tiny robot with spring-powered legs, capable of jumping 27 times its own size. Researchers at Ecole ...