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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/ce8gz5vl2z1o
. . .
They DID work under special rules though - battery
pak pit stops :-)
In any case, the tech (if not art) of 2-legged
locomotion seems to have been relatively perfected.
If you want even better, find the Boston Dynamics page.
Their things can do gymnastics.
Of course what's missing from these bots are BRAINS.
Even the latest AI isn't really close.
Actual animal locomotion isn't quite like that in
these bots. It's more reflex/cerebellum - you don't
have to calculate/reason how to do it ... it's
mostly 'automatic', subconscious.
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