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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The robotic 'chimp' that can walk, climb walls, and even move like a TANK

The robotic 'chimp' that can walk, climb walls, and even move like a TANK | Mail Online: "Researchers have unveiled the nearest thing yet to a real-life transformer - a human sized robot that can walk, climb walls and even turn into a tank to move across tough terrain.

The robot can move like a tank over roads and rough ground, but can rise up onto two tracks to use the triple-fingered manipulators to climb up ladders, remove debris, or even turn a steering wheel

The Carnegie Mellon University Highly Intelligent Mobile Platform, or CHIMP, is designed to primarily move like a tank using tracks to cover tough terrain. However, when it needs to, it can simply stand up - and even use built in 'claws' to climbs ladders, scale buildings and even hold a car's steering wheel."

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