University of Oslo

Scientists at Norway's University of Oslo have developed a four-legged robot that can adjust its leg length and walking gait on the fly as it encounters different surfaces, improving its energy efficiency and performance in unpredictable settings.

As a taste of things to come at next month's Hannover Messe trade show in Germany, Festo has revealed three new biomimetic creations: a small colony of ants, a gripper modeled on a chameleon's tongue and some fine flyers in the shape of some big blue butterflies.

The northern lights are more than one of nature's most awe inspiring sights, they are an electromagnetic phenomenon that can adversely affect power grids and communications and navigation systems. Researchers from the University of Oslo have flown a rocket through the lights to take a closer look.

An experimental combined system allows soccer coaches to instantly obtain multi-camera video footage of plays that have just occurred.