Using a reference motion clip recorded of an animal, the framework uses reinforcement learning to train a control policy that enables a robot to imitate the motion in the real world.

With robots, researchers can tease apart factors, such as a fish’s size and its experience, that are inextricably linked in real animals.

Researchers at Virginia Tech are developing a way to use computer algorithms and sensors to help robot animals move more naturally like their real-life counterparts. Kaveh Hamed and his colleagues ...

A robot imitating real-world animals for navigation is a significant solution for planetary exploration, agriculture, and infrastructure inspection.

Boston Dynamics stated that after Spot unlocked the high-difficulty skill of performing continuous backflips, it also brought ...

Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its gait to different, unfamiliar terrain, just like a real animal, in what is believed ...

Robotic animals could be the 'pawfect' replacement for our real-life furry friends, a new study published today by the University of Portsmouth has found.

Machinery in the robot animals simulates the body parts of their real-life counterparts. In the robot animals, muscles become pistons, intestines become filtering pipes and brains become computer.

Robot zoo: World's best animal-inspired automata Roll up, roll up - see the headless packhorse, marvel at the all-seeing six-legged spider ...

Robot dogs can move efficiently, but not all that naturally -- and no, twerking doesn't count. Virginia Tech researchers think they can do better. They're developing a combination of algorithms ...