Researchers at ETH Zürich are very good at keeping robots standing upright. Back in 2022, the school’s robotics team taught the quadrupedal ANYmal robot how to hike up mountains without falling over.

I close my eyes, and the chatter of my fellow hikers mixes with a low-level humming sound. “Are you in hyper mode?” someone asks. I check my app, or my central control system, to confirm that, yes, ...

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Although biped and quadruped robots may excel at traversing uneven terrain, they require multiple sensors and complex algorithms in order to do so. Scientists have now taken a "simpler" approach, by ...

We already know that China is doing some amazing stuff in the world of robotics, with a growing number of bipedal efforts wowing people around the world. Robotic technology is starting to seep into ...