Insect-Sized Jumping Robot That Can Traverse Challenging Terrains

Hopping Robots to Traverse Challenging Terrain

To get the best of two locomotion methods, MIT researchers developed a hopping robot that can leap over tall obstacles and jump across slanted or uneven surfaces, while using far less energy than an aerial robot.

Insect-Sized Jumping Robot That Can Traverse Challenging Terrains

Eddie Gonzales Jr. – MessageToEagle.com – MIT engineers developed an insect-sized jumping robot that can traverse challenging terrains and carry heavy payloads. MIT researchers developed a hopping robot that can leap over tall obstacles and jump across slanted or uneven surfaces, while using far less energy than an aerial robot. Credit: Melanie Gonick, MIT Insect-scale robots […]