The robot has a small DC gearmotor driving each belt so it can be driven forwards, backwards, and steered differentially. To perceive the world, it uses an off-the-shelf ultrasonic transceiver ...

Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists have made a walking, jumping robot that pushes ...

3D-printed mini-actuators can move small soft robots, lock them into new shapes Date: June 11, 2024 Source: North Carolina State University Summary: Researchers have demonstrated miniature soft ...

This doughnut-like design, while a first for small, soft-shaped robots, isn’t an entirely new concept. The idea for the shape is attributed to physicist Edward Purcell in 1977. Purcell believed ...