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Report: New leaping robot can 'Handle' up to 100 lbs.

3/3/2017



What’s silver, has wheels and legs, and can carry 100 lbs. of merchandise while leaping in the air?



It’s a new machine called Handle, the brainchild of robotics company Boston Dynamics, which is described as one-of-a-kind, “remarkable,” and “nightmare-inducing,” according to ReCode.



Predicted to be deployed in warehouses one day, the unit can jump over hurdles and land on its wheeled feet, lift a single leg while moving, stroll in the snow and go down stairs — all while handling a payload of 100 lbs., the report said.



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