Watch: Heat and light make ‘ringbot’ crawl on its own
New soft “ringbots” can crawl in air and under water, pulling small payloads when exposed to elevated temperatures or infrared light.
Turtle robot can travel on land and in water
Researchers have created a robot that can morph its legs into flippers before taking a swim, just like the turtles that inspired it.
Springy device jumps 100 feet up to break record
A new device owes its height-jumping prowess to the size of its spring relative to its motor: it’s nearly 100 times greater than that found in animals.