This bio-inspired robot flies like a drone, rolls like a car, and stands like a meerkat. Caltech's M4 bot is a multifunctional transforming robot that can autonomously assess its environment and select the most effective combination of motions to maneuver. Created by researchers from the California Institute of Technology, M4 is still in the development phase. However, its versatility and adaptability could make it suitable for a wide range of potential applications, such as search and rescue, d

M4, the Multi-Modal Mobility Morphobot, has been engineered with eight modes of transport and the ability to intelligently and autonomously select the best of those forms of travel as it explores unfamiliar and challenging terrain. Learn more about M4: https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/new-bioinspired-robot-flies-rolls-walks-and-more?utm_medium=social-organic&utm_campaign=research-news&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=&utm_term= | Caltech