Combining a spring-based jump with wing control, the robot can adapt to surfaces like ice, glass, and uneven ground.

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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the University of Notre Dame have developed a robot ...

That’s why MIT Lincoln Laboratory has partnered with researchers at the University of Notre Dame to create a soft and flexible robot to help emergency responders find survivors faster. The robot, ...

MIT scientists are designing robotic insects that could one day swarm out of mechanical hives and perform pollination at a rapid pace — ensuring fruits and vegetables are grown at an ...

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Currently, Cosmic’s robot, called Cosmic-1A, can install one panel every 30 to 40 seconds, which is about as quick as the ...

To get the best of both locomotion methods, MIT researchers developed a hopping robot that can leap over tall obstacles and jump across slanted or uneven surfaces, while using far less energy than ...