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Robotics practitioner Witcheer says a MicroDuck robot has finally managed a full jump, leaving the floor 14 times in 15 attempts. A week earlier, its head hit the floor while its feet kicked up, which is one way to get airborne, if not quite the intended one.
Why it mattersIt is a small but concrete step in the robot’s movement, not a general measure of what it can do. The same MicroDuck’s earlier bowling attempt was a different stunt, not a report of this jump.
Discuss: For a small robot, which matters more: getting a new movement to work reliably, or showing it can handle a useful real-world task?
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