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intrikate • today at 3:08 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

I wonder if we're missing the much simpler thought of "Heelys for robots?" Put wheels in the feet so it can move with a quickness, but also let them step around when they need to maneuver into our spaces.


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world2vec • today at 3:33 PM

Carnegie Mellon has (had?) a robot called CHIMP that worked in similar fashion.

pixl97 • today at 3:30 PM

Boston Dynamics makes some robots like this.