Robots these days are equipped with locomotion systems to overcome all types of terrain, but tend to favor one type of environment in particular. Scientists at Norway’s University of Oslo have instead developed a four-legged robot that can adjust its leg length and walking gait on the fly as it encounters different surfaces, an ability they say improves its energy efficiency and performance in unpredictable settings.
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