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Researchers at the Robotics and AI Institute, led by Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert, have built a 52-pound bicycle robot that can perform front flips, hop on one wheel, and leap onto platforms taller than itself.
The Ultra Mobility Vehicle uses just five motors and learns every behavior in simulation before transferring it directly to hardware with no additional tuning.
Some maneuvers, like an in-place turning technique, emerged without being explicitly programmed.
The robot reaches 18 miles per hour and clears three-foot obstacles.
If the team can give it human-speed perception, robots like this could one day navigate sidewalks, deliver packages, or reach places like disaster zones that are too dangerous or too narrow for traditional vehicles.
More details below, in case you want to learn more!👇
Study: “System Design of the Ultra Mobility Vehicle: A Driving, Balancing, and Jumping Bicycle Robot”
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2602.22118
Researchers at the Robotics and AI Institute, led by Boston Dynamics founder Marc Raibert, have built a 52-pound bicycle robot that can perform front flips, hop on one wheel, and leap onto platforms taller than itself.
The Ultra Mobility Vehicle uses just five motors and learns every behavior in simulation before transferring it directly to hardware with no additional tuning.
Some maneuvers, like an in-place turning technique, emerged without being explicitly programmed.
The robot reaches 18 miles per hour and clears three-foot obstacles.
If the team can give it human-speed perception, robots like this could one day navigate sidewalks, deliver packages, or reach places like disaster zones that are too dangerous or too narrow for traditional vehicles.
More details below, in case you want to learn more!👇
Study: “System Design of the Ultra Mobility Vehicle: A Driving, Balancing, and Jumping Bicycle Robot”
DOI: 10.48550/arXiv.2602.22118
