Robotics company Boston Dynamics has been awarded a contract to develop a military quadruped cheetah-like robot, capable of running faster than any human (Image: Boston Dynamics) View 2 Images ...

Researchers have designed a system that makes an off-the-shelf quadruped robot nimble enough to walk a narrow balance beam -- a feat that is likely the first of its kind.

The Darmstadt robot contends for the succession of Sony's Aibo robot. After Sony had announced to halt Aibo production in 2006, the RoboCup federation had invited interested parties to contend for a ...

Researchers successfully built a quadruped robot that's capable of climbing ladders. The robot was created by a team at Tokyo Metropolitan University and debuted earlier this month, IEEE Spectrum ...

A few unfortunates manage to do both at once. [MusaW]’s 3D Printed Quadruped Robot, on the other hand, moves in rapid motions that manage to look sharp and insect-like instead of unstable.