A bizarre robot that runs on two legs like an ostrich has been unveiled by scientists. While most bipedal bots rely on software and sensors to stay upright, the new robot can balance itself thanks to ...

Why did the mechanical ostrich cross the road? To prove that two-legged robots will one day rule the world. Engineers in the US have released footage of an ostrich-inspired robot running on a ...

Move over remote control cars and helicopters: the world of dad toys needs to make room for the world's first six-legged running robot. OutRunner has created a self balancing robot that can run up to ...

Future running robots are likely to resemble ostriches or dinosaurs, new research suggests. Scientists believe the efficient way in which flightless birds - and their dinosaur ancestors - get around ...

Cassie has made history as the first bipedal robot to complete a five-kilometer (5K) run, having done so in just over 53 minutes. Developed by Oregon State University, the two-legged machine with ...

This robot may not have a head or a body but that hasn't stopped it from reaching some pretty impressive milestones. Cassie, the two-legged robot, has successfully ran five kilometres on a single ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Fast running robots are fun, fueling the imagination with all manner of military or search-and-rescue scenarios. This may be the reason why so many different groups from Boston Dynamics to MIT have ...

Ostriches and their dinosaur ancestors can help us to develop robots that are better at running, according to new research. The study shows that the way the flightless birds move on two legs is not ...

This robot may not have a head or a body but that hasn't stopped it from reaching some pretty impressive milestones. Cassie, the two-legged robot, has successfully ran five kilometres on a single ...