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One of the real selling points for potential developers, though, are the array of servos that power the robot's legs, which can operate simultaneously and provide some 40 pounds of lift apiece.
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Building a robot that can stand and walk on two legs like a human is challenging enough -- but what about a robot that swims like a human?
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Using porous, super water-repellant nickel foam to fabricate the three supporting and two jumping legs, the group made a robot that could leap more than 5.5 inches, despite weighing as much as 1, 100 water striders.
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As the music plays the robot will grow a head, arms, and legs and start dancing.
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Interestingly, the 2005 Guinness World Records listed the QRIO as the first bipedal robot capable of running (which it defines as moving while both legs are off the ground at the same time).
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Making a jumping robot is difficult because the downward force needed to propel it into the air usually pushes the legs through the water's surface.
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