The Netflix series Black Mirror predicted robot dogs, but it overlooked the possibility of another athletic, probably more benign tech critter. A new machine with jumping capabilities from the ...

A DARPA-sponsored initiative to build soft-bodied robots has led to some pretty impressive breakthroughs in robotics research, ranging from being able to access previously unreachable areas to ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KGO) -- A dog-like robot is turning heads around Stanford University. "He can walk, he can trot, he can do backflips," said student Natalie Ferrante. Stanford Doggo is the creation ...

A robot that can jump over 100 times its own height could leap over challenging terrain on the moon and explore the rocky surface more quickly than a wheeled rover, say researchers. Elliot Hawkes at ...

You may not know what a springtail is but man, those little things can jump! Scientists have now copied the creatures' jumping mechanism in a small robot that could one day explore places that people ...

A robot with bird-like legs that can walk, hop, leap and jump for take-off into flight has been designed in Switzerland in an engineering breakthrough that could enable aircraft to operate in ...

Dancing robot dog teams up with popular K-pop band BTS ...