Adding legs to robots that have minimal awareness of the environment around them can help the robots operate more effectively in difficult terrain, my colleagues and I found. We were inspired by ...

Robot vacuums have spent years bumping politely into the base of staircases, forever exiled to a home’s ground floor. Dreame is trying to end that limitation with a machine that does not just roll, ...

"The robot’s legs are entirely symmetric, allowing it to point its knees forward or backward, which can be used to avoid obstacles or manage specific movements," says RAI. Of course, at this point, ...

CES 2026 kicked off in style, as Roborock caught our attention by announcing the world's first robot vacuum with legs. After unveiling a robot with arms at CES 2025, the company decided to break new ...

Researchers have developed a robotic leg with artificial muscles. Inspired by living creatures, it jumps across different terrains in an agile and energy-efficient manner. Inventors and researchers ...

A robot dog can use a leg to open doors, press buttons and pick up rucksacks while balancing on its other three legs. Four-legged robots like Spot, the star of Boston Dynamics’ viral videos, normally ...