1. DARPA’s Pet-Proto Robot Demonstrates Advanced Ability to Navigate Around Obstacles

    DARPA has uploaded a new video of its Pet-Proto (a predecessor to its Atlas robot) confronting obstacles, which it says are “similar to those robots might face in the DARPA Robotics Challenge…

    “To maneuver over and around the obstacles, the robot exercises capabilities including autonomous decision-making, dismounted mobility and dexterity,” DARPA says in the YouTube description for the clip.

    (via This Robot Is Really Good At Navigating Obstacles | WebProNews)

     
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