Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined a dog and a car? Well, you might get something like W1, a wheeled quadruped robot that can switch between walking and rolling modes depending ...

When it comes to methods of locomotion for robots, wheels are good for some things, while legs are better for others. Scientists are now working on a bot that combines the best of both worlds, with ...

One of the most efficient ways for robots to move around the environment is wheels on relatively smooth terrain. However, wheels aren't the most efficient way of traveling when it comes to getting ...

Human-like hands, fingers and even television camera eyes have been hallmarks of NASA’s Robonaut, but recent work seeks to give the nimble robot legs, or at least a leg, and even wheels. Robonaut took ...

LEVA’s unique locomotion system features four jointed legs, each terminating in a motorized wheel. This hybrid design allows for rapid and energy-efficient movement on smooth surfaces via rolling, ...

Boston Dynamics is a subsidiary of Alphabet, acquired by Google back in 2013. Early last year, it was reported that Alphabet was considering selling the subsidiary due to the slow development of a ...

(Nanowerk News) A team of researchers is creating mobile robots for military applications that can determine, with or without human intervention, whether wheels or legs are more suitable to travel ...