Taking design inspiration from an ostrich, the BirdBot needs fewer motors than comparable legged robots. A few facts about ostriches: It took just a few million years for terrestrial birds to refine ...

K2 “Bumblebee,” releasing what it describes as China’s first demonstration of a “hybrid-architecture disturbance-resistant” ...

In today's rapidly advancing world of artificial intelligence and robotics, Guangzhou Xpeng Motors Technology Co., Ltd. is once again leading the trend, recently announcing a significant new step in ...

The latest information from the National Intellectual Property Administration indicates that Sun Yat-sen University and Dongguan Benmo Technology Co., Ltd. have jointly applied for a patent titled "A ...

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 ...

Compared to robots, human bodies are flexible, capable of fine movements, and can convert energy efficiently into movement. Drawing inspiration from human gait, researchers from Japan crafted a ...

Part 1 of a three-part series unpacks how a researcher strives to improve performance by merging neuroscience and human motor control with robotics and artificial intelligence. The first objective is ...

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 ...

RoboGrammar is a new system that automates and optimizes robot design. The system creates arthropod-inspired robots for traversing a variety of terrains. It could spawn more inventive robot forms with ...

In the world of robotics, researchers are going soft – in their designs at least. Soft robots have some advantages over their more rigid brethren but till now, they've not been able to do much other ...