This robot can be torn apart and still keeps moving.

Northwestern researchers built modular robot legs that each operate as fully independent machines:

> Own battery
> Own motor
> Own sensors
> Own brain

A single module can jump, roll, and turn on its own.

Bolt a few together… pic.twitter.com/QcWHwr4LeQ

— Rowan Cheung (@rowancheung) 14 avril 2026

This robot can be torn apart and still keeps moving. Northwestern researchers built modular robot legs that each operate as fully independent machines: > Own battery
> Own motor
> Own sensors
> Own brain A single module can jump, roll, and turn on its own. Bolt a few together

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