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RHex Robot Shows Off Parkour Moves

Posted by timothy on from the leaping-about-all-nimbly-pimbly dept.

Zothecula writes "Parkour is all about hurling yourself quickly and efficiently past whatever obstacles are in your path while maintaining as much momentum as possible. It's a challenge for humans, so how would robots fare? In an effort to push the boundaries of robotic agility, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania decided to find out by teaching their RHex robot some Parkour moves." See the Kod*lab homepage for much, much more on the RHex family.

3 of 46 comments (clear)

  1. My favorite by jklovanc · · Score: 3, Funny

    Parkour

  2. Re:Not much to do with parkour by phantomfive · · Score: 3, Funny

    If that's how you post sleep-deprived, I suggest you post sleep-deprived more often. Hilarious.

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    "First they came for the slanderers and i said nothing."
  3. Ah Parkour... by korbulon · · Score: 5, Funny

    Leave it to the French to invent the sport of running away.