Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined a dog and a car? Well, you might get something like W1, a wheeled quadruped robot that can switch between walking and rolling modes depending ...

Walking, legged robots may excel at climbing over obstacles, but wheels are still more efficient for travelling over smooth ground. That's why engineers at ETH Zurich have added powered wheels to ...

Small wheeled robots are great for exploring robotics and it’s easier than ever to get started, thanks to growing availability and affordability of basic components. One such component is a small ...

One of the most efficient ways for robots to move around the environment is wheels on relatively smooth terrain. However, wheels aren't the most efficient way of traveling when it comes to getting ...

We don’t know how much time passed between the invention of the wheel and someone putting wheels on their feet, but we expect that was a great moment of discovery: combining the ability to roll off at ...

Initially known as ANYmal, the four-legged robot that looks like a Spot relative has now received an upgrade meant to make it even more competitive. The machine now comes with wheels and is called the ...

One of the challenges emergency response workers face when trying to deploy a robot into a hazardous setting is getting the robot where it needs to be. Sometimes it's best to throw a robot into a ...

For $600, a bit of patience and about four hours work, you get a robot. That’s the good news. The bad news is, when your friends ask what it can really do, you might find yourself making a lot of ...

Wheel-based robots are reshaping factory logistics and exerting a far-reaching influence on automation system design.