Called Handle, the 1.95cm-tall creation, which has four legs and two stabilised rear wheels that allows it to stand vertically, is capable of jumping up to 1.2m in the air. According to the Google-owned firm, the reason for the robot’s hybrid design is the simplicity it offers: Handle eschews the need for the complex joints of its fully-quadrupedal brethren.
Boston Dynamics unveils Handle, a ‘nightmare-inducing’ 2-wheeled, 4-legged robot
Called Handle, the 1.95cm-tall creation, which has four legs and two stabilised rear wheels that allows it to stand vertically, is capable of jumping up to 1.2m in the air. According to the Google-owned firm, the reason for the robot’s hybrid design is the simplicity it offers: Handle eschews the need for the complex joints of its fully-quadrupedal brethren.