Former “MythBusters” co-host Adam Savage compared himself to a kid with an early Christmas present in the intro to a newly released video for his “Tested” YouTube series. The reason? He was sitting on ...

A four-legged robot can quickly figure out how to navigate new obstacle courses by climbing up and down large boxes, crouching to scoot beneath tables and even jumping across gaps. The study shows how ...

Robots doing feats of acrobatics might be a great marketing trick, but typically these displays are highly choreographed and painstakingly programmed. Now researchers have trained a four-legged AI ...

Is it cool or creepy? Boston Dynamics' Atlas the robot is back to further humble humanity. The YouTube robot sensation famed for previously performing backflips has now mastered the art of parkour, an ...

Boston Dynamics' robots are at it again, and this time they're doing parkour. Yes, you read that right: a robot doing parkour, and pretty well, too, all things considered. In a report by CNET, two new ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Four-legged robots can pull off a lot of complex tasks, but there ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It feels like nearly every week or so, someone’s quadrupedal robot ...

From left, Tender Defenders teammates Hayden Carey, Evan McCleary and Will Bashaw prepare a computer-programmed Lego robot to run on their obstacle course. They are all from Jackson Middle School but ...

A cockroach-inspired robot can handle complicated and bumpy terrain. It could be used for surveying earthquake rubble or even other planets. The robot, called Omni-Roach, has a rounded body, wings ...

It's designed to teach kids how to code, but it's OK if you want to play with it too. Shelby Brown (she/her/hers) is an editor for CNET's services team. She covers tips and tricks for apps, operating ...