Engineers developing space exploration robots drew inspiration from the common squirrel for their latest cutting-edge bot design, which they say could also help in search and rescue missions during ...

Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts can't, like deep into a collapsed building to search for survivors after an earthquake. However, as they move through the rubble, ...

UC Berkeley researchers modified a one-legged robot, called Salto, to jump from one branch-like perch to another using principles derived from studies of leaping squirrels. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...