Tiny robot developed at the UW can precisely control its jump height
A new grasshopper-like robot from the UW Autonomous Insect Robotics Lab can hop high enough to clear a standard stair step, vary its jump height, right itself and reload for successive jumps.
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Video: Curiosity, frustration and antipathy: How kids play with AI toys
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