Each unit has multiple points to which another unit can attach itself: 18 of them, to be precise, which means that just two ...
Engineers at Northwestern University have developed a new class of modular robots called “legged ...
Made up of autonomous, Lego-like modules, each component of the legged metamachines features its own circuit board, battery ...
Northwestern University's self-configuring modular robots survive being chopped in half and adapt outdoors without retraining, signaling resilient future tech.
It's now actually not that unusual to see quadruped robots that have powered wheels for feet, allowing them to either walk or roll as the situation dictates. The modular D1 is different, though, in ...