It's yellow, modular, and can both walk and swim: it is Salamander robotica, the fruition of four years of research and one clever theory. Auke Jan Ijspeert of the Swiss Federal Institute of ...

Could the discoveries made from building a 3D-printed, waterproof salamander robot one day help people with severe spinal injuries to walk again? No, this isn’t some The Men Who Stare At Goats-level ...

One of the latest robots out of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) can mimic the way a real salamander moves, whether on land or in the water. The EPFL scientists call it ...

For some, an image of a creepy robot that moves, walks and swims in the same way as a salamander will be the stuff of nightmares, but this bizarre looking bot does have a significant purpose. Created ...

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Claim to fame: During the warm rains in February and March, this seldom-seen amphibian emerges from their forest burrows and travel to nearby ponds for mating and egg-laying. If you’re fortunate to be ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Pleurobot is a salamander-like robot that was developed at EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. It's one of the most accurate robotic animals ever made, and ...

A favorite personal rite of spring is nocturnal salamander hunting. Come the first reasonably warm, rainy nights of late winter and early spring, the mole salamanders emerge from their earthy cloak.

A Swiss research company has developed this robotic salamander to help scientists learn more about the spinal cord. So while it may be a little creepy, it's also very educational. A Swiss research ...