Robots Conquering Stairs

This Robot Just Conquered Its Ultimate Nemesis: Stairs (+Video)

The robot has 12 'links' that all contain pressure sensors allowing it to detect obstacles in its path

Matt Burgess | July 26, 2016

Robots come in all shapes and sizes: familiar-looking humanoids; riffs on animals; and mundane looking service bots. But they also come in more bizarre forms.
This chain-like motorised creation certainly falls into the latter category.
Dubbed 'Ourobot' the robot, which is made of 12 different motorised sections, has been created by computer engineering students from the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

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