The robot’s controller allows it to adapt smoothly to different surfaces, adjusting its movements without hesitation. For ...

MIT’s new insect-sized hopping robot combines the best of both worlds. Interestingly, this hopping robot is smaller than a ...

A hopping, insect-sized robot can jump over gaps or obstacles, traverse rough, slippery, or slanted surfaces, and perform aerial acrobatic maneuvers, while using a fraction of the energy required for ...

MIT researchers have developed a tiny hopping robot able to traverse difficult conditions while carrying weights several ...

Flying robots have some big advantages over their ground-going counterparts, but they're definitely not very energy-efficient ...

MIT Engineers have built an insect-sized jumping robot that can cross tough terrain and carry heavy loads. MIT researchers ...

MIT's hopping robot is only about 5 cm tall and weighs less than a gram. As soon as the robot jumps on one leg, it converts potential energy from its height above the ground into kinetic energy. On ...

While jumping is less common among insect-scale robots, which usually fly or crawl, hopping affords many advantages for energy efficiency. When a robot hops, it transforms potential energy ...