Boston Dynamics' Sand Flea robot jumps 10 meters, 25 hops per refuel
lukas_m_ziegler · x · 2026-10-03
Boston Dynamics' jumping robot Sand Flea clears 10-meter obstacles (30 feet) with enough precision to leap through a second-story window on command. It stops, rears back, and launches via a CO2-powered piston, managing 25 consecutive jumps per refuel. The project traces back to the 2009 Precision Urban Hopper collaboration between Sandia National Labs and Boston Dynamics.
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