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Robots Take To the Stairs
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."
The daleks couldn't manage it without hovering...
I never really watched the older Dr Who series, only the newer ones (except when I've gone back for noteworthy episodes and such). But still...Daleks have a flat bottom, and they're clearly meant to slide along the ground. Seeing them levitate (and worse, fly through the air like awkward jet planes) is just plain ridiculous. 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?
It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue.