Typical jumping behavior of a spherical shell obtained from simulation: it jumps from the inverted configuration back to its original shape. Inspired by a simple children's toy, a jumping popper toy, ...

Salto has been one of our favorite robots since we were first introduced to it in 2016 as a project out of Ron Fearing’s lab ...

Researchers reveal the physics of jumping shell structures, improving control and agility in soft robots inspired by the mechanics of a simple popper toy. The team meticulously analyzed the jumping ...

A DARPA-sponsored initiative to build soft-bodied robots has led to some pretty impressive breakthroughs in robotics research, ranging from being able to access previously unreachable areas to ...

A robot with bird-like legs that can walk, hop, leap and jump for take-off into flight has been designed in Switzerland in an engineering breakthrough that could enable aircraft to operate in ...