The inner ear of Lufengpithecus, a 6-million-year-old fossil ape, reveals clues about how and when humans started walking on two feet.
A new soft robot design can roll forward, spin like a record, and follow a path that orbits around a central point all on its own.
A "Softbotics" replica of pleurocystitids, a marine organism that existed 450 million years ago, could offer new insight into the evolution of locomotion.
A "brainless" soft robot can navigate through twisty mazes and around obstacles all on its own, without needing guidance from a computer.
A new robot inspired by the way tiny krill swim could help navigate oceans on Earth as well as on distant moons.
Researchers have created a caterpilllar-like robot that can crawl forwards or backwards, and dip under obstacles in its way.
New soft robots can shift from walking to swimming. They could one day be used in rescue situations or to interact with sea animals or coral.
A soft robot powered by nothing more than temperature change may one day be able to crawl through the human body to deliver medicine.
A new robot can go almost anywhere. "If it slips on stairs, it can recover. It can go into unknown environments and adapt."
New soft "ringbots" can crawl in air and under water, pulling small payloads when exposed to elevated temperatures or infrared light.
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