The term mad scientist gets thrown around quite a bit, but in the case of one Matt Denton it most certainly applies. His company, Micromagic Systems, has been working steadily over the past four years ...

Inventor Matt Denton has built a fully operational hexapod robot that you can drive around. Yet another reason to be careful on the roads these days, folks. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, ...

Weighing in at a little over two tons, Mantis is likely the biggest robot hexapod you’ve ever seen. Mantis walks on six ground-sensing hydraulic legs, carrying a human in its thoracic cockpit or being ...

What good is a robot if, when left to its own devices, it breaks down at the first sign of trouble? What if that robot has been sent off to some inhospitable place where rescue is impossible, much ...

Some projects start with a relatively simple idea that quickly turns into a bit of a nightmare when you get to the actual implementation. [Hacksmith Industries] found this to be the case when they ...

In this video, we take you on a fascinating journey into the world of robotics with the "Create Your Own Robot Spider" guide, ...

Kåre Halvorsen, a Norwegian engineer, has a very cool side project that he's working on. Called MorpHex, it's a Hexapod robot capable of turning into a sphere and then back again. The project is still ...

What’s more awesome than a normal hexapod robot? What about a MEGA hexapod? Max the Megapod, a six-legged 3D-printed walking robot, is an open source, Arduino-based, Bluetooth controlled, Scratch ...

Stomping through the fields and industrial wastelands of Britain, this giant six-legged walking robot is a world first, say its creators. Weighing in at 1,900 kilograms (4,190 pounds) and measuring ...

Say hello to KMR-M6, a little hexapod robot from Japanese robot maker Kondo. KMR-M6 is a six-legged bug designed for the hobbyist market, and in the configuration seen here, costs just ¥76,000, or ...

An engineer in Norway has created a hexapod robot that can transform from a sphere to a crab-like robot. Creepy or cool? Bonnie Cha was a former chief correspondent for CNET Crave, covering every kind ...