Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science and the University of California, Berkeley have developed a new robotic system. This new robotic system enables a relatively small-legged robot at low-cost. This robotic system can do the following tasks:

1. Climb and descend stairs nearly its height.
2. Traverse rocky, slippery, uneven, steep, and varied terrain
3. Walk across gaps; scale rocks and curbs
4. Operate in the dark