News tagged with robot locomotion

Advances made in walking, running robots

Researchers at Oregon State University have made an important fundamental advance in robotics, in work that should lead toward robots that not only can walk and run effectively, but use little energy in the ...

Electronics / Robotics

created May 26, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researchers learn why robots get stuck in the sand -- and how to keep them going (Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Today's advanced mobile robots explore complex terrains across the globe and even on Mars, but have difficulty traversing sand and other granular media like dirt, rubble or slippery piles ...

Electronics / Robotics

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 5

The search serpent: The next wave in robotics

How does one design a robot that maneuvers in three dimensions and navigates all manner of terrain? Those are the main challenges that Howie Choset at Carnegie Mellon University is attempting to tackle.

Electronics / Robotics

created May 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast