This robot dog can play soccer on grass, mud and sand

Here’s a fun challenge: teaching a quadrupedal robot to successfully dribble a soccer ball. It is, in essence, a core component of RoboCup, the big international competition founded all the way back in 1996. Soccer is a great way to put a robot’s locomotion, agility and decision making to the test. Two key differences with […] This robot dog can play soccer on grass, mud and sand by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch...