Here's a robotics challenge for you: create an advanced
humanoid robot in only nine months.
That's what engineers at the University of Zurich's
Artificial Intelligence Lab are trying to do with Roboy, a kid-style bot that's
designed to help people in everyday environments.
Researchers around the world are trying to create useful
humanoids. One interesting aspect of Roboy is its tendon-driven locomotion
system.
Like Japan's Kenshiro humanoid, Roboy relies on artificial
muscles to move; in the future, it will be covered with a soft skin.