Little Giant Ladder Systems takes credit for unveiling the world's first articulating ladder in the early 1970s. But it wasn't until 2003 -- when the company launched an infomercial touting its ...

Just when you thought you'd seen it all, ANYmal, the quadrupedal robot developed by ETH Zurich and commercialized by ANYbotics, is back to creep us out a bit, this time by conquering ladders. This ...

We’ve seen four-legged robots dance, crank out some push-ups, and even backflip through autumn leaves. But now, IEEE Spectrum reports that a team of Japanese roboticists has taught a dog-like robot a ...

The ANYmal quadruped robot not only walks on four legs, it can also roll on four wheels, stand up, throw boxes, and make its way up and down stairs. As if all that wasn't enough, the thing can now ...

I’ve never been able to quite figure out why I hate snakes, but my disdain of slithering serpents extends to the robot variety as well. I’m sure part of it comes from the way they wriggle and writhe ...

A new style of robot has been unveiled, which has been designed to climb ladders by itself. It is equipped with 5 motors that help it pull its 1.4m high frame, weighing 30 kg, up specially created ...