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Handle – A robot as nimble as a gymnast who could easily compete in the hurdles

Handle

Remember the Kengoro humanoid robot that can do push-ups? Even Boston Dynamics has now moved its "athlete". Robot Handle is as agile as a gymnast and masters the art of parkour better than you ever will.

A Google company Boston Dynamics continues to develop robots, who will one day join humans on Earth. The last stage in their evolution is Handle, a robot with an outstanding steering system and balance tightrope walkers. It has two arms and two legs, which are on wheels. This allows him to move up to speed 16 km/h. He's not quite as fast as Usain Bolt, so that's okay nimble. He is capable of jumping, climbing stairs and slopes, and he has no problems at all snow surface. If you wanted, I would also perform a pirouette.

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It's as if there were no stairs.
It's as if there were no stairs.

The 1.99 meter high Handle can lift up to 50 kg load and jump to 1.2 meters high. It is able to "switch" to charging 24 kilometers, which means he could easily run a half marathon. With a combination of arms and legs on wheels, there is absolutely nothing he can't overcome. The biggest improvement, according to Boston Dynamics, is that it's pretty less complexly built and is more economical than its predecessors.

Video - Handle in practice:

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