Stop Laughing at Those Clumsy Humanoid Robots

If current search-and-rescue robots can steal some of humanoid bots' dexterity and autonomy, roboticists could make something that's greater than the sum of its well-oiled parts.
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The robot named 'Jaxon' developed by Team NEDO-JSK from Japan malfunctions during the finals of the DARPA Robotics Challenge in Pomona, California, June 6, 2015.Mark Ralston/Getty Images