Alphabet-owned Japanese robotics company Schaft have revealed their new bipedal stair-climbing robot able to carry up to 60kg. The robot, called the KUKA (Kuro Kuza Akusatsu), is designed for use in disaster relief and rescue operations where it can climb stairs or other obstacles without having to be
Alphabet-owned Japanese robotics company Schaft have revealed their new bipedal stair-climbing robot able to carry up to 60kg. The currently unnamed robot is designed to be used by civilians for carrying heavy loads and will not interact in a human-like fashion, setting it apart from the companies larger bipedal robots as both lower-cost and lower-power.