<html><head></head><body><p>Researchers from the Jet Power and Humanoid Robot Lab at the Guangdong University of Technology developed a humanoid flying robot that can hover stably in mid-air for more than twenty seconds by utilizing position feedback from a motion capture system.</p><figure class="image"><img src="https://minio.news.mecharithm.com:443/mecharithm/Flying_Humanoid_Robot_photo_1_62dc1bb59f.jpg" alt="Flying-Humanoid-Robot-photo-1.jpg" width="750px"><figcaption>Image credit: the Jet Power and Humanoid Robot Lab</figcaption></figure><p>This research can improve the efficiency of humanoid robots to perform tasks such as crossing obstacles or reaching high places during emergency missions.</p><h3>Key points:</h3><ul class="regular"><li>The robot has ten joints.</li><li>Brushless motors and harmonic drives are used to actuate the joints.</li><li>Design is based on thrust vectoring.</li></ul><p><strong>More information:</strong></p><ul><li><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://arxiv.org/pdf/2108.11557.pdf" download="file">https://arxiv.org/pdf/2108.11557.pdf</a></li></ul></body></html>

Researchers from the Jet Power and Humanoid Robot Lab at the Guangdong University of Technology developed a humanoid flying robot that can hover stably in mid-air for more than twenty seconds by utilizing position feedback from a motion capture system.

Flying Humanoid Robot Hovering in Mid-air

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