"Roadrunner": a bipedal, wheeled robot for multi-modal locomotion [video]
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Re: "Roadrunner": a bipedal, wheeled robot for multi-modal locomotion [video]
#2Very impressive! I’ve not seen this configuration before.
Re: "Roadrunner": a bipedal, wheeled robot for multi-modal locomotion [video]
#3What are the advantages to this compared to something more stable like 3 or 4 wheels that can’t just fall over?
Re: "Roadrunner": a bipedal, wheeled robot for multi-modal locomotion [video]
#4What are the advantages to this compared to something more stable like 3 or 4 wheels that can’t just fall over?
Ability to walk up stairs?
Re: "Roadrunner": a bipedal, wheeled robot for multi-modal locomotion [video]
#5What are the advantages to this compared to something more stable like 3 or 4 wheels that can’t just fall over?
Close enough to a humanoid then you can move to places that humans can move to / around.
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#6So between AI and robots that can do this, humans are basically done right? I am going to bed.
Re: "Roadrunner": a bipedal, wheeled robot for multi-modal locomotion [video]
#7Cool! Does anyone have a list of challenges that must be tackled before such humanoid robots become usable for tasks such as household chores, cooking etc?
Re: "Roadrunner": a bipedal, wheeled robot for multi-modal locomotion [video]
#8Cool! Does anyone have a list of challenges that must be tackled before such humanoid robots become usable for tasks such as household chores, cooking etc?
I’m sorry Dave, the best we can do with this robot is to make it capable of doing your job so you can focus on doing your chores and cooking.
Re: "Roadrunner": a bipedal, wheeled robot for multi-modal locomotion [video]
#9Scale this up a bit and I could see it working as an urban courier.
Cool format.
Re: "Roadrunner": a bipedal, wheeled robot for multi-modal locomotion [video]
#10Cool! Does anyone have a list of challenges that must be tackled before such humanoid robots become usable for tasks such as household chores, cooking etc?
What about the ability to do household chores and cook? You saw a video of a robot that can climb a single staircase in a test environment. We've had machines that climb stairs for a few decades now.
If you want a robot to do household chores, you get a dishwasher, autonomous lawnmower and a washing machine.