Researchers at Caltech have built a bipedal robot that combines walking with flying to create a new type of locomotion, making it exceptionally nimble and capable of complex movements.
Part walking robot, part flying drone, the newly developed LEONARDO (short for LEgs ONboARD drOne, or LEO for short) can walk a slackline, hop, and even ride a skateboard. Developed by a team at Caltech’s Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST), LEO is the first robot that uses multi-joint legs and propeller-based thrusters to achieve a fine degree of control over its balance.
Creepy New Drone That Walks and Flies Is a Robopocalypse Nightmare Come True
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Watch a Bipedal Flying Robot Take On a Tightrope and a Skateboard
https://interestingengineering.com/watch-a-bipedal-flying-robot-take-on-a-tightrope-and-a-skateboard
LEONARDO, the Bipedal Robot, Can Ride a Skateboard and Walk a Slackline | www.caltech.edu
https://www.caltech.edu/about/news/leonardo-the-bipedal-robot-can-ride-a-skateboard-and-walk-a-slackline
A bipedal walking robot that can fly, slackline, and skateboard
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abf8136
California Institute of Technology – Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Institute_of_Technology
Leonardo: The Skateboarding, Slacklining Robot – YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhpMlI8jb5o
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