A team of researchers from MIT has created a small but powerful robot that can jump like an insect and move across rough and ...

MIT engineers developed a thumb-sized hopping robot capable of traversing rough terrain and aiding in search and rescue.

“The urban search-and-rescue environment can be brutal and unforgiving, where even the most hardened technology struggles to ...

The robot, dubbed Soft Pathfinding Robotic Observation Unit (SPROUT), is capable of growing and maneuvering around obstacles and through small spaces. Its developers suggest that SPROUT can be ...

When buildings collapse during disasters like earthquakes or explosions, finding and rescuing trapped people can be extremely ...

A wireless flying robot inspired by bumblebees, another that mimics jumping insects, and one that can go beneath collapsed ...

"The urban search-and-rescue environment can be brutal and unforgiving, where even the most hardened technology struggles to ...

To avoid using the electronics necessary for robot flight control as well as a power source, such as a battery, for flight, ...

It is the first time in the world that such cyborgs have been deployed in a humanitarian operation. Read more at straitstimes ...