'Robot dog' can run on sand dunes at three metres per second

The robo-dog, called RaiBo, is the first to be able to navigate uneven surfaces and can bound along sand dunes at three metres per second.The team from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) used advanced neural networks to allow the dog to make judgements on the run.It is able to adapt to various types of ground without prior information while walking at the same time.SWNS