A 301 mg soft robot jumps continuously under constant light without batteries or electronics, using snap-through buckling and self-shadowing to create an autonomous feedback loop.

Discover the amazing Salto robot, inspired by grasshoppers and designed for exceptional jumping ability. In this video, we showcase Salto’s high power-to-weight ratio and advanced control system as it ...

( Nanowerk News) Engineers have designed robots that crawl, swim, fly and even slither like a snake, but no robot can hold a ...

Humanoid robots now jog, jump, and balance mid-air, with Tesla Optimus 3 on display, helping you see where home and workplace ...

A DARPA-sponsored initiative to build soft-bodied robots has led to some pretty impressive breakthroughs in robotics research, ranging from being able to access previously unreachable areas to ...

For decades we’ve been trying to make the robots smarter and more physically capable by mimicking biological intelligence and movement. “But in doing so, we’ve been just replicating the results of ...

Editor’s Note: This is part of a series called Inside the Lab, which gives audiences a first-hand look at the research laboratories at the University of Chicago and the scholars who are tackling some ...

James Pikul receives funding from the Office of Naval Research. He is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Metal Light Inc. Earlier this year, a robot completed a half-marathon in ...