Hopping Robotic Kangaroo Developed by Scientists

A female Bennett's tree kangaroo carries her joey in her pouch in their enclosure at the zoo in Straubing, southern Germany on February 24, 2014. German scientists have developed a robot kangaroo.Armin Weigel/AFP/Getty Images
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After two years of development, scientists at the German technology company Festo have designed and built a robotic hopping kangaroo. The robot, called a BionicKangaroo is around three feet tall and weighs just over 15 pounds.