The Incredible Running Robot!
It was only a couple of weeks ago that Engine AI, a Chinese robotics company showed off their PM01 model doing a front flip. The first humanoid robot to ever achieve such a feat. But if you thought this was the only trick it could do then think again.
In the latest videos we see the PM01 running and not just the usual awkward slow robotic jogging that we usually see, but a full on fluid running motion that seems to be comparable to a human. As impressive as the front flip was, there’s something that’s even more incredible about seeing this robot running.
It takes it out of the realm of just performing tricks in the lab and it gets your imagination thinking of thousands of real world implications. Just how fast is this thing going to get? Is there going to be a speed limit on robots? Is this the future of fast food delivery when all the roads are congested?
Robotics continues to push us forward into our science fiction future reality.