Robots Learn to Push Heavy Objects With Their Bodies, Just Like You

posted by  banzaitokyo | 9 years ago

The payload of a robot is a well-defined number that usually refers to how much mass its actuators or mobility system can comfortably support. The payload of a human works in a similar way, except that sometimes we can cheat, by offloading the mass of an object to the ground, and moving it purely by overcoming friction and shoving it along.

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