Watch Russian robot walk out to 'Rocky' theme, face-plant on stage

A highly anticipated Russian AI robot's debut fell flat when the machine face-planted during a live presentation in Moscow ...
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Disney teaches a robot how to fall gracefully and make a soft landing

Bipedal (two-legged) robots are sophisticated machines, but they are not the most graceful when things go wrong. A simple ...
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JR Robotics Gymnastics Robot: Golden

Biped robot? Check. Slick blue paintjob? Check. Lasers? No go. High bar routine? Check. Even though the JR RB-2000 robot is not actually grasping at the bar, this video is still pretty impressive. Hit ...
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Four JPL Suborbital Technology Payloads Chosen for Space Missions

From hopping/tumbling robots to gecko-inspired adhesives, a variety of technologies have been chosen by NASA for flight on commercial reusable launch vehicles and a commercial parabolic aircraft. The ...
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Three years ago it could barely walk. Now Atlas the humanoid robot is doing gymnastics.

The internet gawks each time Boston Dynamics releases a video showing its eye-catching humanoid robot, Atlas, performing newly acquired acrobatic tricks. But until now, most of the machine's ...