A robotics startup cofounder shares why most robots likely won't need legs

Diligent Robotics co-founder Vivian Chu said her "minimum viable humanoid" robots are already helping hospital staff save ...
Futurism

New AI Can Control a Robot Even If Its Legs Get Chainsawed Off

A video making its rounds on social media shows an engineer from a startup called Skild AI taking a chainsaw to the limbs of a robot dog.
Interesting Engineering

Scientists build insect-inspired robots that float, paddle, and stride on water surfaces

Scientists build insect-inspired soft robots on water using HydroSpread, a new fabrication method for flexible films.
IEEE

Dynamic Locomotion Synchronization and Fuzzy Control of a Lower Limb Exoskeleton With Body Weight Support for Active Following Human Operator

Abstract: Despite remarkable progress in robotic exoskeletons, exoskeletons are still far from matching human-level guidance and locomotion performance in gait training or movement enhancement. A ...
Interesting Engineering

Video: 'Anti-gravity mode' lets China’s humanoid robot survive repeated kicks

Unitree’s G1 robot can take hits, falls, and shoves, then quickly get back on its feet thanks to Anti-Gravity mode.