That could change, though, as scientists have devised a method of allowing them to walk along a balance beam. Led by Asst. Prof. Zachary Manchester, a team of engineers at Carnegie Mellon ...

“I don’t think anyone has ever successfully done balance beam walking with a robot before.” As to why this is such a big challenge… for starters, these robots aren’t designed to do i ...

Researchers have designed a system that makes an off-the-shelf quadruped robot nimble enough to walk a narrow balance beam -- a feat that is likely the first of its kind. Researchers in Carnegie ...

"This experiment was huge," says assistant professor Zachary Manchester. "I don't think anyone has ever successfully done balance beam walking with a robot before." As to why this is such a big ...