Designing an Ultra-Efficient Walking Robot

Bipedal robots expend a lot of energy standing up and walking, but new humanoid architectures hope to be 20 to 30 times as efficient. We chat with robotics professor Aaron Ames about how his team at SRI International has designed a walking system that maximizes battery efficiency, allowing a robot to walk on a treadmill for hours while using less than 400 watts of power. Shot and edited by Joey Fameli Subscribe for more videos! Follow us on Tw