Who needs a robot on two legs when you can have one that rolls? Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, a well-known hub for breakthroughs in robotics, said Wednesday that they've built a new type ...

Engineers have unveiled a revolutionary self-propelling robot that balances on a ball instead of legs or wheels. Developed by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, 'Ballbot' is described as a ...

Pittsburgh -- Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a new type of mobile robot that balances on a ball instead of legs or wheels. "Ballbot" is a self-contained, battery-operated, ...

Bossa Nova Robotics, a spin-off of Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, has announced a new research platform called mObi. The mObi platform is based on a design by Professor Ralph Hollis, ...

Have you ever seen a robot with no legs and hands and still capable of moving around at a high speed? Meet Ball Robot or, to be precise, Ballbot, that is on display at IIT-Kanpur's annual technical ...

A robot that balances on top of a metal sphere about the size of a soccer ball could be a model for more nimble android assistants. The tall, thin robot, called Ballbot, sits on top of a ball, which ...