Army project develops jumping robot
A jumping robot that resembles a miniature “Star Wars” Imperial walker could one day aid in scouting and search-and-rescue operations, researchers said.Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley have developed an agile robot, called Salto, in a research project for the Army.Salto’s name stands for saltatorial (leaping like a grasshopper) locomotion on terrain obstacles.Robots like this may one day be used to save lives of service members […]
