SALTO - Teaching an old robot new tricks

Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, first unveiled Salto’s high-flying capabilities in 2016. Now, they’ve equipped the robot with a slew of new skills, giving it the ability to bounce in place like a pogo stick and jump through obstacle courses like an agility dog. Salto can even take short jaunts around campus, powered by a radio controller.

To read the full story, visit: https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/05/21/with-a-hop-a-skip-and-a-jump-high-flying-robot-masters-obstacles-with-ease/

Video by Roxanne Makasdjian and Stephen McNally
Music: "Endless emotion" by Bensound and "After All" by Geographer

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