His latest update is arguably the most lifelike walking achieved on a miniature hobby-level biped robot to date. The robot demonstrates straight-legged heel-to-toe walking, a stark contrast to the ...

Well, the just-announced Tron 1 biped robot is the next-best thing. It's just a wee bit smaller than a walker, plus you can't ride inside of it. The Tron 1 can likewise take a beating, as it's ...

Humanoids are the hardest. Atlas is the state of the art, and you might think that because Atlas has solved backflips, building a full-sized biped robot that can just walk around should be easy by ...

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Robotics experts at the Cockrell School of Engineering develop a mathematical equation to achieve human-like balance in biped robot, 'Mercury'. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

A robot controlled by human brain cells could soon be trundling around a British lab, New Scientist has learned. Kevin Warwick and Ben Whalley at the University of Reading, UK, have already used ...