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World's First Front-Flippin' Humanoid Robot
Chinese robotics company Zhongqing Robotics (also known as Engine AI) posted a video of what is claimed to be the world's first humanoid robot front flip. New Atlas reports: Ten years ago, this kind of stuff simply did not exist. And now you can buy your very own open-source PM01 robot for US$13,70...
New Atlas reports: Ten years ago, this kind of stuff simply did not exist. Its specs aren't bad: 5-DoF (degrees of freedom) in each arm and six per leg. The bot also boasts 221 lb-ft of torque (300 Nm), which seems like quite a punch when the little guy is only 4.5 ft (138 cm) tall and weighs 88 lb (40kg).
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