RHex is designed to be an all-terrain walking robot that can deal with curbs, stairs, puddles, rubble, sinkholes, and other obstacles to accomplish rescue missions or carry out sensor surveys in ...

Robots will, of course, eventually murder us all in our beds, and with this in mind I’d like to take the time to request in advance that my own bloody demise comes courtesy of the RHex. Imagine ...

At the moment, RHex can only traverse most terrains, hurl himself over gaps around a couple of feet, and pull himself up onto ledges several times his own height, which has been enough to get him ...

Met RHex – the curvy-legged, leaping robot 2 minute read Published 4:07 PM EDT, Thu August 15, 2013 ...

The RHex robot project began about 15 years ago when researchers at several universities began asking what it would take for robots to traverse rugged terrain as well as animals do.

The DARPA-funded RHex has been around for a few years now but it's getting more talented as time goes on. Now it's taken up parkour - and looks weirdly cute. It's six paddle-like legs may look ...