Sand Flea robot can leap off tall buildings

It's not a bird, it's not a plane andit's not Superman, but Sand Flea can leap from tall buildings in a single bound.

Therobot, created by Boston Dynamics, iscapable of leaping more than nine metres in the air, as high as a three-storey building.

Sand Flea can also leap off tall buildings and land undamaged. That's a skill that might make it useful for the U.S. military, whichplans totest nine Sand Fleas in Afghanistan.

Wired.com reported that each Sand Flea comes equipped with a camera to make it easier to control remotely.

Sand Flea could be used to explore closed-off environments from safe distances.