Roboticist Marc Raibert realised that for robots to move efficiently they need to move like animals - and that natural grace relies as much on being out of balance as being in balance. Read more about the hopper and see video of it in action.
His one legged hopper stayed upright by constantly rescuing itself from falling over, showing that machines can dynamically balance just like animals do.
Raibert went on to found Boston Dynamics, a US firm that has built a pioneering "robotic pack mule" that walks much like a real one.
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