For instance, water striders collected from streams and ponds in Seoul, South Korea, with bodies a half-inch (1.3 centimeters) long can jump more than 3 inches (8 cm) high on average, co-lead ...

A team of engineers from the University of Illinois has published the first known study documenting the long-jumping motion of 3D-printed insect-scale robots.

The natural world has a new high-jump champion, with the revelation that the spittlebug can leap over 100 times higher than its body length. The feat is equivalent to a human bounding over a 70 ...

They noticed that the creature's long legs accelerate gradually, ... If the water surface is not broken, it can endure 16 times the body weight of the robotic jumping insect.

Katydids jump to front of Missouri's insect chorus (KY3) By Missouri Department of Conservation. Published: Jul. 11, 2016 at 4:12 PM CDT ... Their bodies have long slender legs, ...

This unassuming six-millimetre-long bug which leaves "cuckoo spit" on garden foliage can spring 70 centimetres into the air. Although the flea can do something similar, the froghopper is 60 times ...

The spider robots that invade the bath of Captain John Anderton, played by Tom Cruise, were one of the highlights of iconic 2002 film Minority Report. Now a team of international researchers has ...

Researchers have developed an insect-inspired robot that can stand and then jump on water. Skip to main content. Menu Digital Trends ...

Insect legs could help engineers improve the safety of long ... Locusts and cockroaches have hollow legs with near-circular cross sections and come close to breaking their legs when they jump.

For instance, water striders collected from streams and ponds in Seoul, South Korea, with bodies a half-inch (1.3 centimeters) long can jump more than 3 inches (8 cm) high on average, co-lead ...

The spider robots that invade the bath of Captain John Anderton, played by Tom Cruise, were one of the highlights of iconic 2002 film Minority Report. Now a team of international researchers has ...