Robot vacuum cleaners are on the cusp of overcoming the biggest hurdle to cleaning multi-level houses: stairs.

Engineers say they have created a design for a robot capable of jumping 400 feet into the air — and it could one day be heading for space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists ...

Harvard researchers have developed a small, agile robot capable of walking and jumping, inspired by hopping hexapods like springtails. The innovation showcases microrobots that can navigate tight spaces, traverse hazardous terrain, and autonomously sense ...

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 design, creating bots that jump very long distances – potentially allowing them to traverse ...

Researches used a model trained on parkour completions to teach this 100 pound robot to run through an obstacle course. Researchers from ETH Zurich are trying to close the mobility gap between robots and animals with a new highly-mobile robot capable of ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Super Robot Jump Jump Super Robot Jump Jump is a 2D platformer with a simple control scheme. Featuring CO-OP gameplay you can tackle the challenge alone or with a friend. Be ready for a hilariously difficult time ...

You may not know what a springtail is but man, those little things can jump! Scientists have now copied the creatures' jumping mechanism in a small robot that could one day explore places that people can't go. Although they may look like insects ...

Did you envision a giant machine assembling cars, Data from "Star Trek," C-3PO from "Star Wars" or "The Terminator"? Most of us would probably think of something massive -- or at least human size. But a whole arm of robotics is focusing on bug-size 'bots ...