New world record of walking for ... robots

A robot called Ranger from Cornell University (USA) has set a world record for walking when walking 40.5 miles without charging, without any help.

Ranger's manufacturing and programming project is headed by professor of mechanical and aviation Andy Ruina.Ranger began his journey at Barton Stadium (on Cornell University campus) at 2 pm on May 1 and ended the record setting process at 9 pm on May 2. It It takes more than 300 rounds at 1.3 miles per hour . Thus, the world record of walking robot is set for it with 30 hours, 49 minutes and 2 seconds.

Previously, the record for continuous walking for robots was defined as 14.3 miles in July last year. Researchers at Cornell University only thought that the Ranger could only travel about 26.2 miles but did not expect the results to exceed expectations.

Ranger is equipped with 6 small computer sets that execute 10,000 commands. There are also electric and mechanical sensors. The devices only consume about 4.7 watts. For the Ranger to go as far as possible, the focused efforts reduce the power consumption of the devices attached to it.

Professor Andy Ruina said, our goal is to save maximum power while maintaining the balance of the Ranger. Designing a robot that gets 186,076 steps for just 5 cents of electricity is very significant. We will try to perfect our robot to establish a few other records.