Clone Robotics built Torso, an upper-body robot with artificial muscles and hydraulics hidden in a rib-cage frame that mimics human shoulder, elbow, and neck movements. The team is training it for two-handed tasks, suggesting robots that move naturally around people could be coming soon.
It looks like humans trying to build Westworld in real life. This is Torso, a groundbreaking robot that moves eerily like a human, thanks to artificial muscles that power its movement. Created by clone robotics, it's basically a human upper body, complete with shoulders, elbow, and a neck that all move like ours. But here's what makes it revolutionary. Instead of clunky robotic joints, it uses artificial muscles and hydraulic systems that are hidden inside of its rib cage. The shoulder system even makes mimics our complex joint structure, including the same movements that your shoulder makes. Right now, they're teaching it to use both hands together, just like we do. This could be a huge step towards robots that move and work right alongside us naturally. Think about it. We're literally building robots with artificial muscles that can one day be as capable as human ones. So the question is, will we be putting them to work for us, or will we be dressing up like cowboys to help us live out our Wild west fantasies?
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