The Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition ( MIT ) has created a new algorithm that allows its new Dynamic Atlas robot to walk across uneven ground . The IHMC's Atlas team says that the new control algorithm allows the humanoid robot to ensure a solid foothold by shifting the weight of its outstretched foot to determine optimum balance. The bipedal robot , which has no prior knowledge of the terrain it will cross , shifts the weight of its feet and uses its hands and upper arms to balance , before making a turn . The IHMC researchers said the robot can maintain its balance , even when walking on thin contact points .
The Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition ( MIT ) has created a new algorithm that allows its new Dynamic Atlas robot to walk across uneven ground . The bipedal robot , which has no prior knowledge of the terrain it will cross , shifts the weight of its feet and uses its hands and upper arms to balance , before making a turn . The IHMC researchers said the robot can maintain its balance , even when walking on thin contact points .