Drone-deployed Mini LineFly robot crawls power lines to save birds
[ad_1] It's a sad fact that birds are often killed when they collide with unseen overhead power lines. A new system is designed to keep that from happening, by using…
Vine-inspired FiloBot “growing” robot 3D-prints its own body
[ad_1] When it comes to tasks like the exploration of unstructured environments, traditional robots may be stymied by obstacles such as uncrossable gaps. That's where the FiloBot comes in, as…
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LimX humanoid robot climbs stairs that it scopes out in real time
[ad_1] When we last heard from LimX Dynamics, the Chinese robotics firm was showing off a quadruped robot that could walk on legs or roll on wheels. The company has…
Kepler Forerunner humanoid robot may be heading for a workplace near you
[ad_1] What stands 178 cm tall (5 ft, 10 in), weighs 85 kg (187 lb) and has five-fingered hands with 12 degrees of freedom? That's right, it's the Kepler Forerunner…
Unitree enters the humanoid robot marketplace, with the bipedal H1
[ad_1] It was just this week that we told you about Unitree's latest quadruped robot, the B2. Well, the Chinese company has also announced its first-ever humanoid bipedal robot, the…
Unitree B2 quadruped robot is better, stronger and faster
[ad_1] While Boston Dynamics may have pioneered the field of quadruped "robot dogs," Chinese company Unitree has definitely done a good job of jumping on board. Its latest industrial robot,…
Mugatu bipedal robot takes a radically simplified approach to walking
[ad_1] Walking bipedal robots excel at tasks such as traversing uneven terrain, but because they're so mechanically complex, they can't be made very small. That could soon change, however, thanks…
HeRo delivery robot is braving the cold winter streets of Helsinki
[ad_1] This holiday season, shoppers in Helsinki are getting a little help to ease their gift-buying burden. When they place an online order from a select retailer, a wheeled HeRo…
Robotic excavator builds a giant stone wall with no human assistance
[ad_1] Building a wall by precisely stacking randomly shaped boulders could almost be the definition of hard work – both physically and mentally. It's the sort of thing we might…
Tiny locust-inspired robots are champion long-jumpers
[ad_1] Earlier this year, we heard about some tiny robots that used a bio-inspired mechanism to jump high into the air. The makers of those devices have now tweaked the…