Of all the playing surfaces in sports, none is more unforgiving than the balance beam. It measures 10 centimeters wide — barely wider than a hockey puck — 5 meters long and stands 1.2 meters above the ...

Gymnastics has come a long way in the past 70 years. Early gold medal winners on the balance beam look entirely different from the modern sport. Even with more complex moves, it still comes down to ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Acro, or acrobatic skills, are the tumbling and flipping elements done on beam.

While quadruped robots may surpass their wheeled counterparts at traversing rough terrain, they still aren't able to maintain their balance when moving along narrow ridges. That could change, though, ...