July 29, 2010

Cornell Ranger Beats World Record Walking

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Cornell University managed to create a robot that has broken a world record. The Ranger, controlled by remote, walked 14.3 miles in eleven hours untethered. This totals out to 70,000 actual steps. For those of you keeping track, this beats a 12.8 mile trek made by Boston Dynamics' Big Dog.

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Posted by Sheila Franklin at July 29, 2010 9:10 AM
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