BlueBiped robot needs no power to stroll for miles, so long as it’s downhill (video)

The robots; they’re walking — and this one’s doing it under its own steam. This passive robotic frame requires no energy input, and is instead powered by its own weight and a mild slope. The BlueBiped may well be adjusted to check the proportions of any user, and researchers plan to exploit it to help folks that find it difficult to stroll and transport unwieldy sports equipment. It already holds the Guinness world record for the longest distance walked by a bi-pedal robot, plodding 15 kilometers (9.32 miles) in one 13-hour stroll. Those fearing the upcoming Robopocalypse can in any case breathe a sigh of relief that — like every other homocidal robots — stairs still remain out of bounds.

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