Inspired by squirrels, scientists built a robot that lands on narrow perches—advancing agile robotics for disasters and space ...

The new robot design is based on a biomechanical analysis of squirrel ... torque or turning force with respect to the branch ...

A hopping robot tries to match the agility of squirrels. Can it stick to the landings like nature's parkour experts? Read ...

A leaping robot could have application in search and rescue, construction, even forest monitoring. But how do you design a robot to stick a landing on a branch or pipe? Biologists worked with robot ...