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Centaur-style wearable robot cuts walking fatigue by 35%

Chinese researchers developed a centaur-style wearable that adds two legs behind the user via an elastic back interface, sharing load and lowering metabolic energy use by about 35% (with ~52% less foot pressure) when carrying ~20 kg, allowing longer, natural walking; designed to coordinate with movement and balance, it could aid heavy tasks in logistics, disaster response, and industry, and was described in The International Journal of Robotics Research.

29 days ago•Source: Interesting Engineering

Robot Warriors Dazzle With Drunken Kung Fu at China’s Spring Gala

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10.495 min•1 month ago

Robot Warriors Dazzle With Drunken Kung Fu at China’s Spring Gala

Humanoid Unitree robots (G1/H1) wowed millions during China’s 2026 Spring Festival Gala with synchronized Drunken Fist routines using weapons and parkour-style stunts, showcasing advanced multi-robot coordination and signaling Beijing’s push to deploy humanoids in factories and logistics, backed by major investments from top firms.

via Interesting Engineering