MIAMI – An agile jumping robot that was inspired by some of the animal world's best leapers could one day help in rescue efforts after earthquakes or building collapses, U.S. scientists said Tuesday. Known as Salto, the 10-inch (26-cm) tall robot can jump higher than a bullfrog and almost as high as a galago, or bush baby, a small primate found in Africa. The robot can jump up to 1 meter in less than one second, according to the report in the journal Science Robotics. That's better than a human but not the highest of any robot -- other machines have been made that can jump more than 3 meters in a single leap. But Salto does hold the crown in vertical jumping agility, which researchers define as the ratio of the maximum jump height to the time it takes to complete one jump.