BBCNEWS Click - Short Edition June 4, 2024 19:48:00
It can't actually see the stairs. this is a blind controller, so it doesn't know that the stair's coming. it has to be totally reactive. so it hasn't learned how to do this, it's just reacting to falling, basically, down the stairs. yeah. i took a little bit of risk. it is really impressive. but what are the real—world applications for this? daniela rus is the director of csail. the robot can carry things for us, and can traverse dangerous territory and present us with information that is really too difficult for us to reach ourselves. the robot could also carry things for us as we walk up a...