Issue 04 | January 2025
Forging New Frontiers
Mechanical Engineering
Teaching robodogs new tricks
Modelled on the neural control systems of animals, a new layered control framework enables legged robots to navigate complex terrains with greater agility and precision.
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yes on the finish line. The whistle blows. A trained canine whizzes past obstacles, swerves around bright orange cones, leaps through metre-high hoops and glides effortlessly under low bars as the spellbound audience oohs and aahs in unison.
Image above was created with the assistance of DALL·E 2