http://www.geekalerts.com Gadgets for Geeks Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:39:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geekalerts.com/robot-grasshopper-video/ http://www.geekalerts.com/robot-grasshopper-video/#comments Fri, 23 May 2008 14:48:40 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.geekalerts.com/robot-grasshopper-video/

This tiny little robot weighs only 7 grams and can jump 1.4 meters (3.3 feet) straight up into the air. That is 27 times its own height. Here is a video clip of the robotic grasshopper in action: These jumpers could be fitted out with tiny sensors to explore rough, inaccessible terrain or to aid [...]]]> http://www.geekalerts.com/robot-grasshopper-video/feed/ 1