By studying a slender, leaping parasite thinner than a human hair, engineers at Georgia Tech developed a soft robot capable of hopping both forward and backward. Inspired by the jumping movements of a ...

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the robot made a perfectly controlled landing 52 times, sat back on its "heel" five times, and fell over just three. Controlling the landing has hugely boosted Salto's jumping accuracy.

Scientists have reprogrammed a robot vacuum cleaner to help charge a ... and outlined many more possible tasks it could do such as playing with a cat and watering the plants.

Inspired by the movements of a tiny parasitic worm, Georgia Tech engineers have created a 5-inch soft robot that can jump as high as a basketball hoop. Their device, a silicone rod with a carbon-fiber ...

Scientists have reprogrammed a robot vacuum cleaner to help charge a phone and assist ... and outlined many more possible tasks it could do such as playing with a cat and watering the plants. Such ...

Scientists have suggested robot vacuums can be reprogrammed to around 100 functions, including playing with a cat, watering plants, delivering breakfast in bed, closing the windows in a home if it ...