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Dublin, July 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Security Robots Market by Type (UAV (Fixed Wing, Rotary Wing), UGV (Wheeled, Tracked, Legged, Hybrid), UUV...

Legged robots have a lot of potential for real-world applications, but getting them to work in narrow spaces is still a challenge. Large quadruped robots, such as BigDog and ANYmal, have excellent adaptability and load capacity but are unable to enter narrow spaces, whereas micro quadruped robots, such as sub-2g robots, were able to enter narrow spaces but were unable to complete tasks due to its low absolute payload capacity.

Over the recent few decades, the evolving research-field of legged robotics has seen various mechanical and control-based developments. Inspired by biological species, a significant adaptation in modern mechanical leg designs has been the implementation of adjustable stiffness, shifting from what were previously simple linkages to more-complex variable stiffness actuators. Physiological studies previously demonstrated leg-stiffness modulation was not only a common trait in multiple biological locomotors, but also played a key role in disturbance recovery for humans. Guided by this, recent robo...

Canine units are a staple in police forces, and dogs have proved to be valuable companions for law enforcement teams, but what if U.S. troops could also have four-legged helpers, in the form of robots? Army scientists say this could be the answer for future combat strategies.