For a robot, climbing a 7 1/2 -foot pyramid can be a daunting task -- and that's the point. In this year's FIRST robotics challenge, Ultimate Ascent, robots have the opportunity to score up to 30 ...
This closeup shows the hook-like steel claws used by the University of Utah's ROCR Oscillating Climbing Robot as it ascends a carpeted wall. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for ...
What’s happened? Led by robotics Ph.D. student Paul Nadan, a team at Carnegie Mellon University has been developing the extraordinary Loris robot for several years. The latest version of the robot, ...