A PhD student from a Dutch University has managed to build a robot that, according to his own words, is the most "advanced" walking robot of them all. And watching the videos, we're compelled to agree.
We've all seen robots from big companies like Sony or Honda that could not just walk, but dance, climb steps or even run, but while it's true that their movements were very human, their posture left something to be desired. They usually tend to crouch to lower their gravity center, which isn't natural at all. The "Flame" robot leaves all that behind.
Prototypes that come out of universities are, more often than not, pretty rudimentary, but either Dutch education policy is very good or this guy is a genius because his robot could be up there with the ASIMO or the QRIO.
You should really check out the videos at the end of this page. Don't you just want that hair style!
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