Meet Picotaur: A First-of-its-Kind Micro Robot

Researchers in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University have created Picotaur, the first legged robot of its size to run, turn, push loads, and climb miniature stairs. Watch this video to learn more.

“This robot has legs that are driven by multiple actuators so it can achieve various locomotion capabilities,” said Sukjun Kim , a recent Ph.D. graduate advised by Bergbreiter. “With multiple gait patterns it can walk like other hexapod robots, similar to how a cockroach moves, but it can also hop from the ground to overcome obstacles.”