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Design News - November 06, 2006
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Using hydraulics, electronics, and electric motors, Vecn#8217;s humanoid robot can walk, run, lift heavy objects, and climb stairs on its track-powered, jointed legs. “The farther we go with this, the closer it comes to a human android-type form,” says the U.S. Army.
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