Cassie the bipedal ostrich bot

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Published on February 9, 2017 9:34:36 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YDIzeW42hg

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Bipedal robots are one of the most intensely researched areas of mechanical engineering, and while it’s a notoriously difficult problem, there’s no shortage of material from which to draw inspiration. Cassie, a new robot from Agility Robotics, is a great example of that: its stable yet precise gait and was based on that of birds — specifically, ostriches.

Read more: https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/09/cassie-the-ostrich-bot-does-the-bipedal-robot-chicken-walk/

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