An API upgrade made to the Boston Dynamics Spot allows the robot to run three times faster than it's capable as it rolls out ...

A team of researchers at ETH Zurich recently introduced a new reinforcement learning–based model that could allow four-legged robots to interact with their surroundings in innovative ways ...

Four-legged robots, also known as quadrupedal robots, have advantageous characteristics, including the ability to rapidly walk on challenging terrains and keep a low center of gravity. Some four ...

For the first time, Chinese fire and rescue services have put into operation four-legged robots, manufactured domestically, which resemble dogs in shape, Azernews reports. According to reports ...

Boston Dynamics has been building legged robots for decades, based on Raibert’s pioneering insights on how animals balance dynamically using the kind of low-level control provided by their ...

The next, it's a two-legged humanoid robot able to climb staircases and use ... robot moves without any kinks when it switches from four wheels to two or climbs a staircase. This type of ...

This quadruped robotic air sampler can navigate through potentially dangerous situations to test for hazardous volatile organic compounds. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...

A four-legged “robot dog” is the newest member of the Los Angeles Police Department after the City Council voted 8-4 to approve its acquisition on Tuesday. The robot - a quadruped unmanned ...

L.A. city officials have approved adding a robot dog to its law enforcement arsenal, but it's creepy, mindless, and no one knows what it does Although these expensive four-legged robots aren’t ...

The Legged Exploration Across the Plume (LEAP) program would utilize a specially designed jumping robot to explore the lower parts of the massive plumes emitted from Enceladus. The concept is ...