Video after the break. Three of the designs are capstan mechanisms, with different motors and layouts, tested for [Paul]’s latest quadruped robot. Capstan mechanisms are a few centuries old ...

Walking with electric motor-driven legged robots is not very energy-efficient. Researchers have developed a passive mechanism ...

However, there were a few clever ideas here. First, the robot mechanism is actually Rosie’s vacuum cleaner. Like a tail wagging a dog, an off-the-shelf floor vac tows the robot body. Rosie ...

To achieve this feat, researchers aimed to use the simplest technology available: a desktop 3D-printer and an off-the-shelf ...

"They have this unique mechanism that involves rapid contact with the ground, like a quick punch, to transfer momentum and initiate the jump." To go airborne, the robot uses what's called latch ...

Beyond movement, the robot also features a built-in sensing mechanism. But what is particularly fascinating about this biodegradable soft robot is that the pig gelatin used here is a sensor that ...

Lingxi X2 is the first truly agile robot with complex interaction capabilities. It can mimic human breathing rhythms, exhibit curiosity and attention mechanisms, and communicate with human beings ...