RHex is an all-terrain walking robot that could one day climb over rubble in a rescue mission or cross the desert with environmental sensors strapped to its back. Pronounced “Rex,” like the... Read more
The VELOCIRoACH manages top speeds of almost nine feet per second, despite being the size of, well, a cockroach If you’ve ever seen cockroaches scuttle across the floor and out of reach, you... Read more
Bots of Burden The latest are the roachlike RHex and four-wheeled hopping Sand Flea. A mechanical cheetah might not be far behind Three of the U.S. military’s newest recruits reported... Read more