A renewed sense of enthusiasm has surrounded the robotics industry since Tesla entered the space with the Optimus robot, especially when combined with Elon Musk’s fervent backing of the technology and its potential use in manufacturing.
Now, one of the most promising robotics projects in the United States from the University of California Los Angeles has been shown off on video in its newest iteration.
The video of the ARTEMIS robot’s new capabilities was posted on the UCLA Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) YouTube channel this morning.
Much like the ever-popular Boston Dynamics robot training videos, UCLA puts ARTEMIS through some incredibly harsh testing.
The robot is forced to walk long distances without support, walk over uneven surfaces, be kicked and punched while staying upright, and more.
While the video shows some incredible feats of the new robot, perhaps more impressive are the claims the ARTEMIS engineers make about their latest project.
The robot’s engineers claim it is the fastest-walking humanoid robot on the planet walking at 2.1 meters per second, can run “with a flight phase with both feet off the ground,” and is the third humanoid robot ever to do so, and operates completely untethered thanks to its onboard battery and computation system.
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