In Today's Big I we looked at MABEL, a bipedal robot with knees that can run a 9-minute mile!
MABEL's creators say she's been built to one day save lives in search and rescue missions - and lead to exoskeletons for people who are paralyzed.
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I am reminded of iRobot, watching Mabel run. Pros: active limbs for people with prosthetics, helping people walk again, possibly giving soldiers ability to see combat again. Cons: though i don't believe it'll happen exactly like Will smith played it out, I do get the idea artificial intelligence will grow out of the power of human hands if left unchecked.
I'm looking forward to those days where robots will help people with every day work and these robots of tody are something like first robot pioneers.