Researchers at a Chinese university have built a soft, human-inspired robot that can physically grow and shrink on command, ...

KINESIS is a model-free imitation-learning framework that facilitates the development of effective and scalable muscle-based control policies of locomotion. KINESIS is trained on 1.8 hours of ...

Abstract: Recently, energy harvesting through human locomotion has emerged as a promising source of clean energy for fueling low-power smart electronic devices. As energy plays a pivotal role in all ...

From lab electrodes to canopy bridges, sloth science shows how patience, data and habitat design turn mystery into daily survival.

China’s humanoid robot Bolt hit 10 m/s (22.4 mph), tripling the 4 m/s record, showing what faster leg design can achieve.

Humans commonly engage in upper limb haptic interactions during bipedal locomotion, and the expansive use of our arms makes us unique compared to the quadrupeds we evolved from. Examples of these ...

In the basement of Connecticut’s Beneski Museum of Natural History sit the fossilized footprints of a small, chicken-sized dinosaur. Each track is more than a preserved impression; it’s a data record, ...

Michelle Spear does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Bipedal locomotion - walking upright on two legs - is a fundamental trait underpinning humankind's success. Scientists now have identified two innovations that occurred ...

Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, United States Center for Movement Studies, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, United States Division of ...