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Robots Take To the Stairs

Posted by timothy on from the terrible-secret-of-space dept.

Singularity Hub writes "Robots can climb stairs, and they are doing it everywhere you look. 'No big deal' you say, but it really is a big deal. Five to ten years ago, almost nobody was doing it. Now grad students are doing it all by themselves for thesis projects. Check out our review of robots navigating stairs, which includes some awesome videos."

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  1. Re:I must have misread this by pluther · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I dunno. I'd rather have the robot go get my slippers and I go Venus, Mars, and Europa myself.

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  2. Yay - next gen. Roomba will do stairs too by Mad+Hamster · · Score: 5, Insightful

    More chores for Roomba. More hammock time for me.

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  3. Re:ED-209 is not impressed by Tumbleweed · · Score: 4, Insightful

    > You have 30 seconds to comply.

    Plenty of time to reach the stairwell!

    It's not ED-209 you have to outrun - it's the bullets.

  4. Re:Daleks by camperdave · · Score: 1, Insightful

    They've got their death rays and nigh upon indestructible bodies....what the heck do they need to be able to go up stairs for?

    To get to the top?

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