One such component is a small motorized wheel assembly commonly shown when searching for “robot wheel”: a small DC motor mounted in a gearbox to drive a single plastic wheel (inevitably yellow ...

An ‘intelligent’ humanoid robot with legs and wheels has been unveiled by a Chinese automaker. Named GoMate, the ‘smart tool’ has a plethora of advanced features including autonomous ...

For many of us, the first robot we saw rolling on powered wheels at the end of actively articulated legs was when footage of the Boston Dynamics ‘Handle’ project surfaced a few years ago.