In a demonstration that signals a new chapter in mobile robotics, researchers at the California Institute of Technology have introduced a machine that can walk like a human, take flight like a drone, ...

Imagine a robot that can transform between "flying drone" and "wheeled rover" configurations. It could potentially be quite useful, but only if it works in real-world conditions. The ATMO bot was ...

Most robots have one means of locomotion—they might roll, fly, walk, or even swim. Rarely do they do more than one, though. Engineers at Caltech's Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST) ...

Like something out of an early Transformers movie, researchers at Caltech have just demonstrated how a humanoid and a drone can team up to accomplish multiple forms of movement. The experiment opens ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The world's leading conference on robotics and automation took to the showroom floor in Atlanta, offering a showcase of robots ...