Nicknamed iRonCub3, this robot also features turbines instead of hands, capable of generating a thrust of 1,000 newtons, equivalent to the force applied by a 220-pound person (100 kg).The exhaust ...

New footage shows an expressionless iRonCub MK3 robot taking off using four thrusters — two where its arms should be and two in a jetpack on its back.

This drawing, by high schooler Eduardo del Villas, features soaring rockets and a jetpack pilot shouting the taunt, “I’m going to get you now you dumb bird!” Eduardo del Villas imagines the ...

The project is based on the iCub robot, initially designed for artificial intelligence research. Researchers have modified this bipedal robot by adding a jetpack with two jet engines to enable it to ...