{"id":2775,"date":"2026-03-27T17:43:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2026-03-27T17:43:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:43:12","slug":"rais-roadrunner-robot-can-roll-smoothly-then-step-over-anything-in-their-path","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=2775","title":{"rendered":"RAI&#8217;s Roadrunner Robot Can Roll Smoothly Then Step Over Anything in Their Path"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-238836\">\n<p>\t<!-- .post-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content description cf entry-content content-spacious\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/27095508\/rai-institute-roadrunner-robot-test.jpg\" alt=\"RAI Institute Roadrunner Robot Test\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\"\/><br \/>The RAI Institute has just unveiled Roadrunner, a compact robot no heavier than a medium sized dog that moves in ways that catches you off guard. It glides across flat ground on wheels, shifts its stance to tackle a staircase, rides down a ramp with the kind of casual ease you would expect from something with years of practice, backs down another set of steps with equal confidence, and caps it all off by balancing on a single wheel while the rest of its body stays completely still.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-238836\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"Meet \u201cRoadrunner&quot;: a bipedal, wheeled robot for multi-modal locomotion\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9kae-UAME1U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Meet \u201cRoadrunner&quot;: a bipedal, wheeled robot for multi-modal locomotion\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9kae-UAME1U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>The team behind this project is based in Massachusetts and has an amazing track record, having been created by Marc Raibert, the former CEO of Boston Dynamics. This new venture is continuing the same emphasis on robots that can handle complex motion without appearing like complete clowns, and Roadrunner is their latest research platform built to test out all sorts of ideas that most legged robots can only dream of.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal\" data-aawp-product-asin=\"B07TZP8WWZ\" data-aawp-product-id=\"225491\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"tec02e-20\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot\uff08No Secondary Development\uff09\">\n<div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41V+YgoPxVL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot\uff08No Secondary Development\uff09\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n<p>            Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot\uff08No Secondary Development\uff09        <\/p>\n<div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n<ul>\n<li>Sleek &amp; Durable Design: Standing at 132cm tall and weighing only approx. 35kg, the G1 is constructed with aerospace-grade aluminum alloy and carbon&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>High Flexibility &amp; Safe Movement: Boasting 23 joint degrees of freedom (6 per leg, 5 per arm), it offers an extensive range of motion. For safety, it&#8230;<\/li>\n<li>Smart Interaction &amp; Connectivity: Powered by an 8-core high-performance CPU and equipped with a depth camera and 3D LiDAR. It supports Wi-Fi 6 and&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/27100513\/rai-institute-roadrunner-robot-test-1.jpg\" alt=\"RAI Institute Roadrunner Robot Test\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>\nAt 15 kilograms the robot is light enough to move quickly without sacrificing structural integrity. Each leg ends in a wheel and has a knee joint that works equally well facing forward or backward, a symmetry that lets the machine adjust its stance instantly to sidestep an obstacle or line up for the next step. A single control system handles every movement style, from rolling side by side like a small cart to lining up like a scooter to taking actual walking steps. That same software has learned to get the robot back on its feet from almost any position on the ground and keep it balanced even when only one wheel is making contact with the surface.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/27100518\/rai-institute-roadrunner-robot-test-2.jpg\" alt=\"RAI Institute Roadrunner Robot Test\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>Approaching a staircase, the robot slows, lifts a leg, and places the wheel onto the first step, repeating the motion steadily until it reaches the top, with the wheels only spinning when the terrain actually calls for it. Coming back down it simply turns around and descends with the same unhurried control, never losing its footing. None of this required additional fine tuning in the real world. The team refers to it as a zero-shot transfer, meaning the robot learned everything it needed entirely in simulation and carried that info straight into the physical world without any further adjustment.<br \/><span>[Source]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .post-content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-box\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a3bdefee1518cfd8cae23d5f54c6867c0e89d466c01b67a0f6b4fb43536234f8?s=82&amp;r=g\" srcset=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a3bdefee1518cfd8cae23d5f54c6867c0e89d466c01b67a0f6b4fb43536234f8?s=164&amp;r=g 2x\" class=\"avatar avatar-82 photo\" height=\"82\" width=\"82\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Author<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tJackson Chung\t\t\t<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"text author-bio\">A technology, gadget and video game enthusiast that loves covering the latest industry news. Favorite trade show? 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