Researchers at the California Institute of Technology explained LEONARDO, a new agile bipedal robot capable of performing complex movements. LEONARDO stands for LEgs ONBOARD drOne (drone with legs).
The video, shared by the private Pasadena Research University, shows the bipedal boat can fly and land to climb several steps, but it’s not the most impressive. Indeed, the robot Performing movements that most people find difficult to perform, such as slack-line walking, jumping, and skateboarding.
Caltech wants to outshine Boston Dynamics
Boston Dynamics robots can already dance, parkour, jump and even run. none of them know how to fly yet. Just 0.8 meters high, the Caltech robot can switch between walking and flying depending on the obstacles it encounters.
He owes his extraordinary stability to four drone-like propellers placed on his shoulders that not only help him correct his position, but also enable him to move. Fly over rough terrain, stairs or other obstacles. Unlike Amazon’s Astro robot, which can kill itself on stairs, Caltech’s robot should have no trouble climbing them.
For now LEO still has no special use in the world, because he has no hands, he cannot carry heavy objects or move items from one point to another. However, researchers better check out this hybrid travel modSwitches between walking and flying.
After Boston Dynamics and Caltech, another company is preparing a robot that promises revolution: Tesla. As a matter of fact, the automaker recently introduced Tesla Bot, a futuristic humanoid robot that aims to help people with their daily tasks. The 1.76 m and 57 kg robot will deploy artificial intelligence already integrated into Tesla cars and first prototype should arrive in 2022.
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