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Salto-1P
Built by University of California at Berkeley · United States
Updated Jun 2026·methodology
Overview
Salto-1P is a small, one-legged jumping robot inspired by the lesser bushbaby, a small nocturnal primate. It has a powerful, springy leg that enables it to jump high and fast, and uses a reaction wheel tail and propeller thrusters to balance and hop around.
Specifications
Category: Research- Speed
- 1.83 m/s
- Weight
- 0.1 kg
- Battery
- 0.2 h
- Autonomy
- fully autonomous
- Launch year
- 2016
- Price
- Contact for quote
- Status
- active
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics1
- Dof
- 1
Other12
- Applications
- search_and_rescue
- Sub Category
- bioinspired jumping robot
- Datasheet Url
- Preview PDF online
- Max Speed M S
- 1.83
- Model Variants
- Salto
- Company Country
- US
- Deployment Notes
- Featured in IEEE Spectrum article titled 'Salto-1P Is the Most Amazing Jumping Robot We’ve Ever Seen'.
- Youtube Video Id
- 2dJmArHRn0U
- Industries Served
- research,academia
- Availability Status
- research-only
- Countries Available
- US
- Additional Information
- The robot uses precise foot placement to climb and descend obstacles without crashing.,Onboard estimation of attitude and jumping velocity allows for fully autonomous operation.,The robot can operate with human guidance for outdoor hopping.,High-performance balance control enables precisely targeted leaps and balanced landings.
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