London, September 6 : Scientists have created a new design for robot legs, which would involve the use of steel cable tendons and built-in springs, to remove the hindrance that robotic machines face while walking.
One of the greatest barriers facing roboticists is the art of walking.
Legs with joints driven by motors struggle to recycle energy during walking in the way biological legs with springy tendons and muscles do.
But, according to a report in New Scientist, a new design driven by steel cable tendons and with built-in springs could provide the answer.
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Vienna, Sept 6 : India achieved a major milestone on Saturday in activating nuclear commercial relation with the rest of the world when the 45 nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) granted it an unconditional waiver to do so.
Washington, September 6 : Just like birds learn to fly by watching other birds, helicopters can also learn complex aerial tricks and manoeuvres by looking at each other, thanks to a piece of software written by Stanford University computer scientists.
Washington, September 6 : NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has detected a faint, partial ring orbiting with one small moon of Saturn and confirmed the presence of another partial ring orbiting with a second moon, which provides further evidence that most of the planet’s small, inner moons orbit within partial or complete rings.
London, September 6 : NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander will take a second stab at collecting ice from the bottom of the ‘Snow White’ trench on the Red Planet, in advance of winter.
