Lots of robots need wheels, and unsurprisingly, DIY solutions are common projects. [CHORL]’s approach here looks pretty scalable, as long as one can cut some accurate holes.

Self-Guided Robot Making Polar Travel Safer. The Yeti robot uses ground-penetrating radar to map crevasses hidden in ice-covered terrains. Mar 04, 2013 ...

The robot polar bears are part of the zoo’s holiday exhibit, and it’s unclear if they’ll be around after the season is over. Let’s face it, though.

Robot can help in polar expeditions. ... "Polar exploration is not unlike space missions; ... four-wheel drive vehicle is capable of operating in temperatures as low as minus 20 degrees Fahrenheit.

Engineer Eric Trautmann checks on Yeti during a test of the robot in October 2010 along the South Pole Traverse route through the McMurdo shear zone. The goal was to […] ...

HANOVER, N.H.--The Cool Robot is square, squat and slow, but its utilitarian beauty is clear to polar researchers who want a sturdy nonhuman helper to carry instruments over vast stretches of the ...

In that case you’d probably prefer to share a bed with Jukusui-kun, a robot polar bear that doubles as an intelligent pillow, gently waking you by tickling your face so you’ll roll onto your side.

The Cool Robot is square, squat and slow, but its utilitarian beauty is clear to polar researchers who want a sturdy non-human helper to carry instruments over vast stretches of the Arctic and ...

Polar bears are some of the most charismatic megafauna we’ve got, and even early robot makers, it turns out, were charmed by them. This delightful little polar bear that blows bubbles is an ...