Researchers take the next step in robotic technology
‘From building cars to exploring other planets, robots have proven to be useful partners in advancing human achievement. These magnificent machines have been the focus of many movies, in which they are depicted as mimicking their human counterparts by walking, talking and behaving like human beings.
With the latest breakthrough in robotics technology, robots may actually be capable of what many modern movies have depicted, and thus become even more indispensable to our society.
University Electrical Engineering Professor Jessy Grizzle and a team of French scientists have designed a robot called RABBIT that can perfectly mimic human ambulatory patterns.
When RABBIT is nudged it can regain its balance instantly, which prevents it from falling over like its predecessors would have done.’
While I am reading things like this about biped robots, I always think about the goal of the RoboCup competition: having a team of biped robots to win over the best human soccer team by 2050. I think they will be able to reach their goal.
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