Ripple bugs’ fan-like legs inspired engineers to build the Rhagobot, a tiny robot with self-morphing fans. By mimicking these insects’ passive, ultra-fast movements, the robot gains speed, control, ...

Navy researchers explore the concept of operating two-pound "microrover" robots that are powered by long-running microbial fuel cells to explore planetary bodies in space.

The MIT Biomimetics Robotics recently took a number of its talented Mini Cheetah robots for some fun in the park. Take a moment to enjoy the incredible sight of the nine remote-controlled ...

The tiny robot crab is small enough to crawl sideways through the eye of a needle. (Image credit: Northwestern University) Engineers have developed the world's tiniest remote-controlled walking ...

Constructed as a research project, Mini Cheetah shares its design principles from a much bigger quadrupedal robot called Cheetah 3.

New mini cheetah robot is springy and light on its feet, with a range of motion that rivals a champion gymnast. The four-legged powerpack can bend and swing its legs wide, enabling it to walk ...

Mini-robot shifts from solid to liquid to escape its cage—just like the T-1000 Phase-shifting material also useful for smart soldering devices, in vivo drug delivery.

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One of the most important courses in the curriculum for Northwestern Engineering's Master of Science in Robotics (MSR) program is Embedded Systems in Robotics. This project-based course is offered to ...