5 of the Most Important Inventions in Robotics

A lot of robots are developed to physically replicate our actions and behavior, like a bipedal, balanced walk, a large range of motion, and the ability to perceive and interact with the environment. But, maybe not to your surprise, that's a lot more difficult to replicate than some viral robot videos might make you think.

Boston Dynamics’s humanoid robot Atlas:    • More Parkour Atlas  

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