Applying concepts and methods of bionics to endow autonomous robots with elegant and
agile mobility just like natural living beings is gradually becoming a hot research topic in …

Insects perform feats of strength and endurance that belie their small stature. Insect-scale
robots—although subject to the same scaling laws—demonstrate reduced performance …

The limited force or torque outputs of miniature magnetic actuators constrain the locomotion
performances and functionalities of magnetic millimeter-scale robots. Here, we present a …

In ant colonies, collectivity enables division of labour and resources,–with great scalability.
Beyond their intricate social behaviours, individuals of the genus Odontomachus, also …

Millions of years of evolution have allowed animals to develop unusual locomotion
capabilities. A striking example is the legless-jum** of click beetles and trap-jaw ants …

Unmanned ground vehicles are mostly wheeled, tracked, or legged. These locomotion
mechanisms have a limited ability to traverse rough terrain and obstacles that are higher …

In this paper, we present a milliscale-integrated jum**-crawling robot that can adjust its
launch trajectory and upright itself. This multimodal robot shows an enhanced performance …

The leg mechanism of the novel jum** robot, Salto, is designed to achieve multiple
functions during the sub-200 ms time span that the leg interacts with the ground, including …

A small-scale jum**–crawling robot expands the accessible region of a robot by
selectively performing suitable locomotion type. However, the parallel elastic actuation for …

Jum** insects such as fleas, froghoppers, grasshoppers, and locusts take off from the
ground using a catapult mechanism to push their legs against the surface of the ground …