Hulking 165-pound humanoid robot delicately 'walks a tightrope' of tiny blocks
- 5 years ago
Rise of the machines: Hulking 165-pound humanoid robot delicately 'walks a tightrope' of tiny blocks in eerily similar fashion to a human walking along a treacherous path
The robot is named Atlas and uses a 'path planning algorithm' to trace its route
Researchers trained Atlas to balance its way across narrow terrain effortlessly
They used LIDAR, which uses a laser to measure the distance between objects
The team hope that the technology could be used for bomb squads and rescue missions because of its ability to move through uneven and narrow terrain
The robot is named Atlas and uses a 'path planning algorithm' to trace its route
Researchers trained Atlas to balance its way across narrow terrain effortlessly
They used LIDAR, which uses a laser to measure the distance between objects
The team hope that the technology could be used for bomb squads and rescue missions because of its ability to move through uneven and narrow terrain