Two small propellers allow the robot to twist in midair, but all the motive force comes from the single leg. Part of the challenge lies in the fact that the only opportunity to exert any real ...
W1 is not the first quadruped robot to have wheels on its legs. In 2021, we saw the Swiss-Mile Robot, a similar concept developed by researchers from ETH Zurich and the University of Bologna.
A new study explains how dung beetles roll dung balls and adjust their leg movements to navigate various terrains, providing insights for multitasking robots. Based on ethological observations of ...