U. of Michigan expert puts bird-like robot through its paces
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) " A rare bird has landed at the University of Michigan: a two-legged robot named "Cassie" that researchers hope could be the forerunner of a machine that one day will aid search-and-rescue efforts.Cassie " whose name is derived from the cassowary (KASS'-uh-WAIR'-ee), a flightless bird similar to an ostrich " stands upright on legs with backward-facing knees. The biped that weighs about 66 pounds (29.94 kilograms) may not have feathers or a head, but she is [...]
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