The kangaroo with the help of its unusually long back legs is able to move quickly and efficiently. Its jumping mechanism enables it to increase its speed without using more energy in doing so.

The robot kangaroo makes use of a rubber spring that stores energy during landing, mimicking the natural animal’s highly developed Achilles tendon. In the Bionic Kangaroo, the jumps are fuelled ...

IF IT LOOKS like a kangaroo and hops like a kangaroo, it could be a sophisticated robot powered by electric drives and pneumatic pumps. After two years of research, German engineers have unveiled a ...

Kao the Kangaroo places you in the role of the eponymous ... The story that ensues has the same vibe of a Saturday morning cartoon, filled with tired pop-culture jokes and corny voice acting ...

Cartoon Brew: How did you end up as the storyboard artist for ‘Robot Dreams’? And how long did you work on the film? I had never experienced anything like it, but it worked out perfectly.

The newest robot from Boston Dynamics rolls on two wheels and has legs like a kangaroo. Or a dog – or any number of other bent-legged creatures who would all look equally wild aboard a pair of ...

The three-wheeled robot called CanguRo — meaning kangaroo in Italian — resembles the animal, but with a mechanical twist. In robot mode, it functions as a type of assistant. For example ...