Parkour is all about hurling yourself quickly and efficiently past whatever obstacles are in your path while maintaining as much momentum as possible. It's a challenge for humans, so how would robots ...

Experimental robots can have some fairly jarring means of locomotion, but wait until you see the X-RHex, a half-wheeled, half-legged robot who scoffs at hills, grass, and other terrain. Watch this ...

PHILADELPHIA — A new robot at the University of Pennsylvania has a leg up on its predecessors now that researchers have outfitted it with jumping and climbing abilities — something that could make it ...

The RHex robot project began about 15 years ago when researchers at several universities began asking what it would take for robots to traverse rugged terrain as well as animals do. "You look at any ...

If you only watch one video today of a robot that hurtles across uneven terrain like a water-walking lizard, does gymnastic back flips and climbs tall objects, make it this one. If you watch two? Send ...

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik41wGh3x0g&hl=en&fs=1&] The RHEX is a general purpose six-legged robot that can right itself and climb stairs. It can walk ...

RHex is one of the robot-darlings of the internet, and this latest video shows exactly why. An all-terrain walking bot developed by US military researchers Boston Dynamics and the University of ...

The DARPA-funded RHex has been around for a few years now but it's getting more talented as time goes on. Now it's taken up parkour - and looks weirdly cute. It's six paddle-like legs may look clumsy ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

If you only watch one video today of a robot that hurtles across uneven terrain like a water-walking lizard, does gymnastic back flips and climbs tall objects, make it this one. If you watch two? Send ...