Their findings improve understanding of biological locomotion and inform more adaptable robotic tail designs for dynamic movement. “We did not know what the results would look like when ...

Springtails execute their amazing jumps via a tail-like, spring-loaded appendage ... an existing 4.4-cm (1.7-inch)-long insect-inspired robot known as the HAMR. Its name an acronym for Harvard ...

A Chinese team has developed a small robot that can operate in the world's deepest sea trench under extremely high ...

In a recent study published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface, researchers explored the biomechanics of different tails, and considered how a better tail could help build a better robot.

Now, HAMR is outfitted with a robotic furcula -- the forked, tail-like appendage tucked under a springtail's body that it pushes off the ground to send it Simone Biles-ing into the air.