[James Bruton] is on a quest to explore all the weird and wonderful methods of robot locomotion, and in his latest project created an omnidirectional walker that can move in any direction ...

An curved arrow pointing right. This walking robot looks like it just walked out of Transformers. The Method-2 bipedal robot is a prototype from Korean company Hancook Mirae Technology.

Creating robots that can walk isn't a new concept. For example, robotics company Boston Dynamics has spent more than a decade designing walking robots. However, Kriegman's findings present yet ...

The world has a severe lack of robots, and the shortage of walking robots is untenable. We were promised flying cars and fusion reactors, yet here we are, 15 years into the twenty-first century ...

“After watching Iron Man, I thought it would be great if I can help people with a robot in real life.” To ensure the user’s balance while walking, the robot is equipped with sensors on its ...

So, the better the robot can balance, the better prepared it will be for walking like a human. In the study, the more lifelike robot balanced more accurately, more promptly and more efficiently than ...