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Robot morphs midair to switch from flying to rolling on terrain
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Robot morphs midair to switch from flying to rolling on terrain

Credit: Ioannis Mandralis/Communications Engineering Specialized robots that can both fly and drive typically touch down on land before attempting to transform and drive...

Empowering robots with human-like perception to navigate unwieldy terrain
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Empowering robots with human-like perception to navigate unwieldy terrain

Credit: General Robotics Lab The wealth of information provided by our senses that allows our brain to navigate the world around us is...

Morphing robot turns challenging terrain to its advantage
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Morphing robot turns challenging terrain to its advantage

The morphing Good Over All Terrains (GOAT) robot in sphere mode. Credit: CREATE EPFL From mountain goats that run up near-vertical rock faces...

Morphing robot turns challenging terrain to its advantage
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Morphing robot turns challenging terrain to its advantage

The morphing Good Over All Terrains (GOAT) robot in sphere mode. Credit: CREATE EPFL From mountain goats that run up near-vertical rock faces...

AI model masters new terrain at NASA facility one scoop at a time
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AI model masters new terrain at NASA facility one scoop at a time

A snapshot of policy’s scooping preferences during testing on NASA Ocean World Lander Autonomy Testbed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Credit: University of...

NASA sets sights on Mars terrain with advanced tire tech
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NASA sets sights on Mars terrain with advanced tire tech

A test rover with shape memory alloy spring tires traverses rocky, Martian-simulated terrain. Credit: NASA The mystique of Mars has been studied for...

Robots can now walk through muddy and slippery terrain, thanks to moose-like feet
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Robots can now walk through muddy and slippery terrain, thanks to moose-like feet

A robot with “moose shoes”. Roboticists at the Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) have developed a new class of bio-inspired feet that significantly...

Zero-shot strategy enables robots to traverse complex environments without extra sensors or rough terrain training
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Zero-shot strategy enables robots to traverse complex environments without extra sensors or rough terrain training

Instilling the core animal locomotion proficiency attributes within a DRL locomotion framework. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2412.09440 Two roboticists from the University of...