Jianguo Zhao, a PhD student at Michigan State has developed a robot that can not only jump, but pick itself up after it lands, and even steer itself in order to keep itself headed in the right direction. He has hopes that this robot/technology will eventually find a use in search and rescue, environmental monitoring and surveillance, although it seems that the robot's inability to jump off uneven terrain is holding it back. Zhao's robot manages to achieve a jump height of 36", using frog-like legs and a windup to propel itself into the air.
Ubergizmo, PhD student creates jumping robot that can pick itself up
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