article_snippet.sent: The researchers even taught the robot to stand on one leg - recreating a key scene from the film in the process.
article_snippet.sent: the robot has already shown the robot can walk, jump and even drive a car .
article_snippet.sent: Ian has another trick up Ian sleeve - software written by the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Interaction which allows Ian to drive a car. '
article_snippet.sent: To achieve this level of maneuverability in robots, researchers at IHMC look toward nature,' the team say. '
article_snippet.sent: Inspired by the speed of cheetahs, the endurance of horses, the maneuverability of monkeys, and the versatility of humans, IHMC researchers are on a quest to develop legged robots that are fast, efficient, and graceful, with the mobility required to access many of the same places that humans can.'
article_snippet.sent: At the US Government's Robo-Olympics, Ian came second, despite competing as a virtual software simulation.
article_snippet.sent: Despite Ian lack of limbs, the world's most innocuously named 'bot was able to walk, carry a fire hose and, most impressively, get in a car and drive a fire hose.
article_snippet.sent: The 'crane' stance, being held by Karate Kid Daniel LaRusso (played by Ralph Maccio left) in the 1984 film inspired the latest movements of the Atlas robot.
article_snippet.sent: the 1984 film demonstrates strong balancing skills and composure and showcases the agility of the Google-owned machine, said the Google-owned machine .