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Four-legged, dog-inspired quadruped robots have already proven capable of a variety of tasks, from remotely monitoring sports stadiums and guiding blind persons to inspecting potentially hazardous research areas. These robots are generally more agile than their hulking bipedal counterparts, but they have mostly failed to match the fluid grace and athleticism of their furry canine inspirations.
In their paper, the researchers say they developed the navigation element of ANYmal to understand the robot's capabilities in walking, jumping, and crouching. Armed with that context, ANYmal can automatically adjust its behavior depending on the type of obstacles prevented. The end result: a robot that can quickly identify and react to a range of obstacles and traverse them.
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