Scientists are researching whether partner dancing with a robot could be beneficial and safe for people with Parkinson's Disease.

While quadruped robots may surpass their wheeled counterparts at traversing rough terrain, they still aren't able to maintain their balance when moving along narrow ridges. That could change ...

Robot unlocking the secrets to balance problems Dr. Don Nixdorf Published Aug 15, 2013 • Last updated Apr 06, 2016 • 2 minute read Join the conversation ...

CMU’s scientists managed to get a robot to daintily scale a narrow beam by leveraging hardware often used on spacecrafts.

A two-legged robot which can maintain its balance while running and jumping has been hailed as a breakthrough in robotic engineering by researchers, who say it could one day be deployed in ...

Engineers at MIT and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a method to control balance in a two-legged, teleoperated robot -- an essential step toward enabling a humanoid ...

Atlas humanoid robot can now tiptoe over rubble to track down wayward humans There is now nowhere you can hide from the Atlas humanoid robot.

Legged robots, in comparison to wheeled vehicles, need to continuously balance and support their own weight. They also provide a level of suspension that provides cushioning for the rider.

A team of roboticists taught a quadruped robot to walk on a narrow balance beam. Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute (RI) has made a remarkable leap in robotics by developing a system ...

CMU used a large flywheel to teach and off-the-shelf robot dog to perform the difficult task of walking a balance beam.