We are witnessing the advent of a new era of robots—drones—that can autonomously fly in
natural and man-made environments. These robots, often associated with defence …

Applying concepts and methods of bionics to endow autonomous robots with elegant and
agile mobility just like natural living beings is gradually becoming a hot research topic in …

Origami can enable structures that are compact and lightweight. The facets of an origami
structure in traditional designs, however, are essentially nondeformable rigid plates …

Changing the inherent physical capabilities of robots by metamorphosis has been a long-
standing goal of engineers. However, this task is challenging because of physical …

Aerial robots capable of locomotion in both air and water would enable novel mission
profiles in complex environments, such as water sampling after floods or underwater …

Robotic vehicles that are capable of autonomously transitioning between various terrains
and fluids have received notable attention in the past decade due to their potential to …

In this paper, we present a milliscale-integrated jumping-crawling robot that can adjust its
launch trajectory and upright itself. This multimodal robot shows an enhanced performance …

Jumping is a locomotion strategy widely evolved in both invertebrates and vertebrates. In
addition to terrestrial animals, several aquatic animals are also able to jump in their specific …

In this paper, we propose a trajectory-adjustable integrated milli-scale jumping-crawling
robot with improved ability to overcome obstacles compared to a robot that can only crawl …

The ability to collect water samples rapidly with aerial-aquatic robots would increase the
safety and efficiency of water health monitoring and allow water sample collection from …