Facebook AI Develops a Robot That Can Move on Any Terrain

Robot That Can Move on Any Terrain

Robots are a technology that once seemed futuristic, but in truth they are something that is not as far away as we may think at first. Although it is something that still needs to be perfected, it is expected that in the future robots can be part of our daily lives and that they perform daily tasks like any human being.

One of the problems that robots must improve is their movement, since if the terrain is uneven it can fall. However, Facebook AI has developed a robot model that adapts to any type of surface and remains stable all the time. Depending on whether there is dirt, rocky terrain or grass, the robot will walk faster or slower.

Currently other companies have developed robots that in the event of irregularities in the environment or unexpected movements can correct their trajectory and continue on their way, but in a somewhat long time that can be shortened. The idea is to get the robot to walk the same as a person regardless of the circumstances in which it is found and being able to adapt without problems.

Robots with human movements

The robot weighs more than 10 kilos and can even carry some weight while walking without any problem.

Robot

It happens to people that the first time we step on a terrain that we have never been before, we automatically know how we should move on it (faster, slower or on tiptoe, for example). This is what is sought in robots, to achieve this automation system to the environment.

Trials have already been carried out with this robot model, specifically in a small virtual test field, where it managed to speed up its movements and prevent it from falling to the ground thanks to its different technological components that allow it to analyze the terrain.

It has no vision system

It should be noted that the robot does not have any type of system that allows it to see. All the movements it makes or the obstacles it avoids are done thanks to its systems.

Robot

After all the tests were done in a closed field, he was taken to do more tests in the real world and the results were more than appropriate . The robot walked through different types of terrain such as sand, wet earth, paths or grass and all of them went through them with total success.

You can also go up and down steps, achieving a high success rate in this operation. In addition, it remained stable without problems on trails that had a lot of tiny stones or on concrete roads.