Insect sized robots can carry items weighing 22 times their own weight

Xinhua News Agency, Washington, September 17 (Xinhua) - Researchers from institutions such as Cornell University in the United States have recently developed a robot the size of an insect. This quadruped micro robot can not only crawl and jump, but also carry 22 times its own weight

Xinhua News Agency, Washington, September 17 (Xinhua) - Researchers from institutions such as Cornell University in the United States have recently developed a robot the size of an insect. This quadruped micro robot can not only crawl and jump, but also carry 22 times its own weight.

Researchers have published a paper in the new issue of the US journal Science, stating that each foot of this quadruped robot has a drive, which is a hollow cylinder with silicone on top, resembling a drum. To make the robot crawl or jump, methane and oxygen are injected into each foot and ignited by battery power. The gas reacts to release energy, causing the silicone to deform and provide driving force. The robot can jump to a height of 56 centimeters and carry items 22 times its own weight.

This robot is small in size, lightweight, powerful, and capable of long-distance movement, and is expected to be used in fields such as environmental monitoring and search and rescue. However, currently it must be connected to the battery and gas supply source through cables, and how to break free from this constraint is the problem that needs to be solved in the next step of research. (Xinhua Network)

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