Artificial muscles propel a robotic leg to walk and jump

Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems have developed a robotic leg with artificial muscles. Inspired by living creatures, it jumps across different terrains in an agile and energy-efficient manner.

Robot leg made of artificial muscles in the middle of a circle of different natural materials such as meadow, sand and stones.
The robotic leg jumps across different terrains. (Image: Thomas Buchner / ETH Zurich und Toshihiko Fukushima / Max-Planck-Institut für Intelligente Systeme)

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