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

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 ...

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 ...

Press is a unique robotic caster wheel that can be used to quickly rearrange furniture to preset patterns in front of your very eyes. Launched by Kickstarter, pledges are now available to help the ...

When it comes to methods of locomotion for robots, wheels are good for some things, while legs are better for others. Scientists are now working on a bot that combines the best of both worlds, with ...

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 ...

The robotic device of claim 17, wherein: the upper wheel-clamping assembly comprises a clamping body and a plurality of idler rollers attached to the clamping body, and wherein the lower ...

An orange wheel rolls across concrete and suddenly jumps, as if it decided to ...

Each wheel-leg provides reach, lift, height, and imitates human mobility, enabling the robot to raise and lower each one of the wheel-legs independently, execute small jumps, agile turns, sudden stops ...