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1-gram robot that jumps stairs without springs developed

  • Earliest collected report:ITC.ua

Engineers at the University of Washington have created a prototype robot called DirectHop, weighing about 1 gram. This robot can jump over steps, land, and return to an upright position on its own.

In brief

  • The robot weighs about one gram.
  • DirectHop can jump over standard steps.
  • The robot lands and straightens itself up.
  • The prototype uses a tiny motor and three folding legs.
Covered by 2 of 6 media groups
  • Budget not in the collected reports
  • Public money not in the collected reports
  • Media business 1 source
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed 1 source

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, big capital, readers and grants.

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Media business
  • Newsroom 1
50%1 item
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  • Newsroom 1
50%1 item

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Who the outlets write for
  • community 0
  • region 0
  • country 2
  • world 0
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  • Websites 2

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  • ITC.uaMedia business
    • first item
    • earliest
    • national desk

    1-граммовый робот, вдохновленный жабой и черепахой, прыгает по лестнице без пружин

  • InternetUAUndisclosed
    • first item
    • caught up, 27 h later
    • national desk

    Однограмовий робот навчився стрибати сходами без пружин

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