Innovation

This Robot Dog Learned to Walk in Just an Hour on Its Own

FIRST STEPS

Good, doggy!

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The robot overlords are at it again—and this time, they’re learning how to walk faster than us. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Germany have created a robotic dog capable of learning how to bandy about on all fours in roughly an hour.

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