The eventual commercial cost of the robot is unclear, but Sukkarieh said the idea was to get it down to at least the price of an all-terrain vehicle -- a buggy can cost around A$30,000 ($22,827).

NASA has revealed details on its latest prototype robot designed to rove around on Mars, and compared to the lumbering brutes that have been sent to the Red Planet so far, this new one is so spry ...

The goal is to create a robot that is similar in price to an all-terrain buggy commonly used on farms and ranches. That would indicate a price of somewhere in the $20,000 range.

If it wasn’t for its lack of a head, a robot from a University of Oslo research group would seem alarmingly life-like as it stumbles across the floor. Named DyRET, this quadruped teaches itself ...

Tech expert Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson discusses LEVA, the autonomous robot that walks, rolls and lifts 187 pounds of cargo for all-terrain deliveries.

This robot with wheels can master almost any terrain A new Chinese robot W1 by LimX Dynamics combines wheels and legs to conquer any terrain.

A mini, magnetic, all-terrain robot This tiny soft robot can tackle impressive obstacles, using magnets to walk, roll, jump and swim. This flexibility could be vital for medical applications.

Robots these days are equipped with locomotion systems to overcome all types of terrain, but tend to favor one type of environment in particular. Scientists at Norway's University of Oslo have ...

Such an adaptable robot could be extremely useful for exploring and inspecting dangerous and unknown terrain, he added. Pfeizer just wishes the group had chosen a more attractive species, he said.

A rectangular robot as tiny as a few human hairs can travel throughout a colon by doing back flips, Purdue University engineers have demonstrated in live animal models.