Robot Breaks Record for Distance Walking

With four thin metal legs, the Cornell Ranger gradually hobbles forward by swinging its outer legs forward, followed by its inside ones. At first glance, one might not think that this pioneering Cornellian is a robot, but the creature went down in robot history last Thursday when it walked a record five hours and 45 laps around Barton Hall.

The Biorobotics Lab works to try to understand the motion of human beings and how they walk so effortlessly. The information from the research could result in advanced prosthetic body parts or rehabilitation. Mr. Roboto: The Cornell Ranger walks around Duffield Hall at Bits of our Minds Expo in February.