Dexter Teaches Himself to Walk

Anybots has announced the arrival of Dexter, a bot who actually learns to walk by himself. In development since 2001, the 5-foot, 10-inch robot weighs 135 pounds and learns 20,000 new positions each second. When prodded by fellow bot Monty’s articulated hand, Dexter learns balance and adjusts accordingly. The company says that he learns to do this in the same way that humans do, as opposed to the way that current robots do with use of the algorithm ZMP (Zero Moment Point.) Anybots believes that “its learning software will eventually lead to a much wider range of walking abilities than could ever have been programmed.”

 

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