Agility Robotics, a spin-off of Oregon State University, has designed a bipedal robot able to walk more like a human than any other robot to date. The robot, called the “Walking Man,” is made up of four parts: an arm, two legs, and a head. Agility Robotics claims that bipedal mobility is useful for performing search and rescue missions that are too dangerous for humans, and predicts that legged robots will be used to deliver parcels as part of automated logistics systems.
Agility Robotics, a spin-off of Oregon State University, has designed a bipedal robot able to walk more like a human than any other robot to date. Known as Cassie, the robot has a small motor and some freedom of hip mobility, allowing it to rotate its legs while moving forward, backward or side-to-side. Agility Robotics claims that bipedal mobility is useful for performing search and rescue missions that are too dangerous for humans, and predicts that legged robots will be used to deliver parcels as part of automated logistics systems.