Does This Acrobatic Robot Have Olympic Aspirations?

Besides a control of their limbs that permit them scamper over almost any terrain , animals — and human — have the ability to alternate over obstacle that are unmanageable to traverse . And that ’s a skill that most robots areonly just bug out to learn .

The six - leggedHRex robotuses its spinning limbs to scuttle across the ground , but now researcher at the University of Pennsylvania have taught it to jump allowing it to track gaps and clear other obstacle . It also permit the automaton to easily right itself when it gets flipped over , and it turns out a duo of quick hops is a fast way to transition from a walk to a run . Because , you know , teach automaton to more efficiently bleed humans down is a skilful use of research money . [ YouTubeviaIEEE Spectrum ]

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