A new robot dubbed Salto, by scientists, for its vertical jumping agility, is shown in Berkeley, California. Photo: Reuters
Inspired by the remarkable jumping ability of an African primate called a galago, scientists have fashioned a small robot with unique leaping capabilities they hope can someday be used in tricky search-and-rescue situations.
The scientists said they had built a robot, dubbed Salto, with vertical jumping agility like no other machine, able to leap into the air and then spring off a wall, or perform multiple vertical jumps consecutively.
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