Watch: Robot dog learns to play badminton – and it’s not half bad

Watch: Robot dog learns to play badminton – and it’s not half bad

ETH Zurich's reinforcement learning-based system enables this four-legged bot to track a shuttlecock and return shots autonomously – and without toppling over

We’ve seen robot dogs run up hills with luggage, and help fight fires. Now, researchers at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton court, teaching them to play about as well as a seven-year-old human.

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Category: Robotics, Technology

Tags: Quadruped, Robots, Sports, ETH Zurich