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How Does a Robot Fly Like Iron Man? Flying a humanoid isn’t as straightforward as just strapping on thrusters.
Researchers at the Italian Institute of Technology are putting propulsion engines on the iCub child-sized humanoid robot so it can fly like Iron Man.
Imagineers discuss how they developed Stuntronics — a robot stunt double — to launch Spider-Man 65 feet into the air at Disney California Adventure.
This adolescent-looking android is the first flying humanoid robot — but the internet is creeped out by how it looks. The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) recently shared a video that ...
An insect-inspired robot that only weighs as much as a raisin can perform acrobatics and fly for much longer than any previous insect-sized drone without falling apart. For tiny flying robots to ...
It's the fourth day of a scientific conference in Denverfour busy February days in a huge rabbit-warren convention center with long hallways and fluorescent lighting and serious scientists giving ...
Mega Man has faced many robot masters in the last 30 years. Here are the very best bosses in the series!
You'd think we'd have learned our lesson about the dangers of building aerial humanoid robots after our first time through Age of Ultron but Pucci's team believes that such systems could one day ...
Boston Dynamic's legged robots won the internet by doing parkour and dancing to classic R&B. The company's founder Marc Raibert now leads an institute trying to make the machines more independent.
A bionic robot with flying and climbing ability can complete smooth movement including landing on a vertical wall, climbing along the wall, and taking off from the wall.
The flying humanoid robot iRonCub gives off more than a little Iron Man vibe. iRonCub has four jet engines, and the shiny silver pants seen in the image above were used to prevent the robot from ...