«Breaking News» Torvill and Machine: Scientists teach robot to ice skate

Scientists have taught a robot how to ice skate in the hopes of it eventually being useful in search and rescue missions.

Stelian Coros, a professor at the Computational Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, revealed the robot - dubbed Skaterbot - largely taught itself the skill after being shown the mechanics of how one skate behaved on the ice.

He explained: ‘In particular, the fact that it’s free to move in the direction of the blade, and it has high-friction forces in a direction that’s orthogonal [at a right angle] to it.’

Scientists have taught a robot how to ice skate at the Computational Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich

Speaking to BBC Click, he added: 'After this, the robot figures out entirely on its own how to move on ice.'

The professor said: 'I envision a moment in the not-too-distant future where it will be as easy to create robots as it is to currently make structures out of LEGO blocks, for example.'

The robot can also reportedly learn how to skate with more than four legs.

It is hoped that Skaterbot will eventually be used for activities ranging from making deliverers to helping search and rescue missions. 

'Considering that these are our first baby steps on ice, I think that our robot did quite well,' Mr Coros told ETH Zurich.

It is hoped that Skaterbot will eventually be used for activities ranging from making deliverers to helping search and rescue missions

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Stelian Coros, a professor at the Computational Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich, revealed the robot – dubbed Skaterbot – largely taught itself the skill after being...

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