Researchers reveal the physics of jumping shell structures, improving control and agility in soft robots inspired by the mechanics of a simple popper toy. The team meticulously analyzed the jumping ...

Typical jumping behavior of a spherical shell obtained from simulation: it jumps from the inverted configuration back to its original shape. Inspired by a simple children's toy, a jumping popper toy, ...

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 ...

Engineered to leap like no machine before, this is the world’s highest jumping robot—and it’s breaking records in the most jaw-dropping way. Powered by cutting-edge materials and explosive leg power, ...

MicroFactory has more than 100 preorders for its general-purpose tabletop robotic factory, which it hopes to start shipping in two months.