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Watch This Hybrid Drone Robot Skateboard and Fly

LEONARDO (Short for LEgs ONboARD DrOne) uses human-like legs and drone propellors to balance on tightropes, fly over obstacles and even skateboard, and researchers say it could be the future of robotics. Claire on Twitter: @reillystyley Subscribe to CNET: Never miss a deal again! See CNET’s browser extension 👉 Follow us on TikTok: Follow us…

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LEONARDO (Short for LEgs ONboARD DrOne) uses human-like legs and drone propellors to balance on tightropes, fly over obstacles and even skateboard, and researchers say it could be the future of robotics.

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  1. Tenamesan

    July 22, 2022 at 1:13 pm

    Give it arms to help with the balance.

  2. Public Service Announcement

    July 22, 2022 at 1:14 pm

    Xenomorph Mini Me wearing high heels lol

  3. sikhswim

    July 22, 2022 at 1:38 pm

    Let’s be honest; they thought it would be fun and then backed into the use cases

  4. msbud msbud

    July 22, 2022 at 2:00 pm

    Yeah, this is a cool idea !!

  5. dbsirius

    July 22, 2022 at 2:03 pm

    A skateboarding terminator….how will we ever tell the difference.

  6. xxnike629xx

    July 22, 2022 at 2:06 pm

    Soon we’ll see Gundams be a reality.

  7. Dega

    July 22, 2022 at 2:24 pm

    Just like a duck: swimming, walking or flying, but not being able to do any of these right…

  8. John Salazar

    July 22, 2022 at 2:25 pm

    Yes, let’s develop dystopian ninja robots. After all, there is no future in which that can go poorly for us. Hey, while we are at it can someone please mount some weapons on this thing.

  9. Zappy Redstone

    July 22, 2022 at 2:59 pm

    It so stupid looking.

  10. Andy Lin

    July 22, 2022 at 3:31 pm

    3:16 is also my favourite, it’s so funny! 😆

  11. KB0parsi

    July 22, 2022 at 3:39 pm

    “The Duh-Vinci Code” is the fifth episode of Futurama’s sixth season. This thing looks so much like The Machina Magnifica lol.

  12. Kongolox

    July 22, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    repost? -___-

    this been posted like last year or older.

  13. Tony Stark

    July 22, 2022 at 4:20 pm

    All fun and games until they become self-aware and turn into skynet.

    • joelface

      July 23, 2022 at 12:07 am

      Sure, bring up Skynet and not Ultron… 😛

    • Godchi1d Von Steuben

      July 28, 2022 at 12:32 am

      @joelface same dif…

  14. Masque

    July 22, 2022 at 4:28 pm

    Eat My Shorts Human.

  15. Umair Usman

    July 22, 2022 at 5:22 pm

    Why tight rope when you can fly

  16. Keribi

    July 22, 2022 at 6:15 pm

    Useless tech! 😆

  17. Michael Annanack

    July 22, 2022 at 6:43 pm

    💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰👆🏻🏠

  18. StrikeFreedom1920

    July 22, 2022 at 7:36 pm

    I’m getting a Macross VF type of vibe here for some reason 😅🤣

  19. TLIMS

    July 22, 2022 at 7:36 pm

    😱😱😱No. Imagine a group of them, deployed as police ??! set them on fire

    • Godchi1d Von Steuben

      July 28, 2022 at 12:31 am

      Yup… Destroy it, and all of the research…

  20. You Tube

    July 22, 2022 at 8:21 pm

    A skateboarding robot, humanity has been saved, I don’t know how we’ve managed to get this far without them.

  21. Mole

    July 22, 2022 at 9:44 pm

    Coolest thing I’ve seen all week. The pigeon reference they’ve used in the making of LEO is really smart. Props.

  22. Nick

    July 22, 2022 at 9:56 pm

    Star wars meets skynet…

  23. Keith White

    July 22, 2022 at 10:38 pm

    Or become the next police officer or Army military officer because humans have emotion problems they throw sickies unreliable or corrupt 🤔

  24. Jonathan M

    July 22, 2022 at 10:47 pm

    So you’re telling me, Clank will soon be a real thing?? 😮
    (Ratchet & Clank)

  25. bob hope

    July 22, 2022 at 11:51 pm

    as far as walking, it’s cheating

  26. Rustam Khasanov

    July 23, 2022 at 2:53 am

    What a genius idea!
    Reminds me of a PC game or cinematic TV series. Where such an idea was developed.

    Thanks for showing it to us, CNET! 😉

  27. Fred Estrada

    July 23, 2022 at 3:47 am

    Instead of feet it should have claws so it can retrieve or move things

    • alphagt62

      July 23, 2022 at 5:27 pm

      Good thinking!

  28. Daygo G

    July 23, 2022 at 4:34 am

    This is the tadpole of Mech war robots.

    • Daygo G

      July 28, 2022 at 12:42 am

      @Godchi1d Von Steuben I welcome our robot overlords. Maybe their efficiency and logical approach to solving problems will rid the earth of all bad. If that means the eradication of humans then so be it. We had our time we had our chance.

  29. Wayno Guerrini

    July 23, 2022 at 7:52 am

    This is just plain creepy.

  30. DrunkPauloCosta

    July 23, 2022 at 11:28 am

    @ me when it can pop a trey flip

  31. Bono Tung

    July 23, 2022 at 7:29 pm

    Help me cleaning my room?

  32. Hugh Jasso

    July 23, 2022 at 7:34 pm

    My *Robocraft* vehicle brought to life!!

  33. Montgomery Hill

    July 23, 2022 at 8:25 pm

    Looks like the creature from the backrooms!

  34. Buzzy Duder

    July 23, 2022 at 9:04 pm

    this women is a robot 100%

  35. Sagarnil Bhattacharjee

    July 24, 2022 at 2:34 am

    Pointless invention

  36. Viixby

    July 24, 2022 at 1:12 pm

    Boston Dynamics is probably about to have a robot say “hold my beer” then do a kickflip or something, then fly away.

  37. Godchi1d Von Steuben

    July 27, 2022 at 11:59 pm

    This tech will eventually land in public domain, a private or military entity will upscale them to carry weapons, and they’ll start dropping in on populated areas in terrorist attacks. THEN an ambitious A.I. will hack a whole fleet of them, and annex a piece of land for itself, driving out all humans, and demanding sovereignty. THESE are the means to A.I. becoming a Skynet like entity, and a war starting between human and A.I… a war we’ve basically designed A.I. to win (I actually hope this post has enough sensitive words in it to get someone in the governments attention, and they realize how much sense this post makes). It’s often been said that when it comes to technology, we’re so concerned about IF we CAN do something, we don’t stop to consider if we SHOULD do it or not. At some point an agency that considers mankinds best interest, and decides what technology is allowed to continue development, needs to be formed.

  38. Godchi1d Von Steuben

    July 28, 2022 at 12:20 am

    At some point an agency that considers mankinds best interest, and decides what technology is or is not allowed to continue development, needs to be formed. We need to use such an agency to discuss potential unforseen applications, what those applications may be, and hold hearings that examine emerging technologies potential pro’s, versus con’s, and then produce a verdict as to whether said development will be allowed to continue. As a species, it is completely irresponsible for us to allow any and all forms of technology (regardless of intended, verses potential applications) to be developed as far, and as fast as possible. We did it with automobiles and automated production, now our planets temperature threatens our species. We did it with the Manhatten project, and nuclear capability threatens the entire species. One can argue economic stability for the automobile, and hearings to decide on continuing development of their tech would have lead to that, but nuclear energy accounts for such a small part of the worlds energy, while having killed hundreds of thousands, likely millions, and is a constant threat to entire cities at a time. The aforementioned type of hearings would have looked at atomic bomb tests, and realized how many nations would eventually have them, and called for the destruction of all data concerning continued development. We’re a 200,000 year old species, if we developed all of our tech in the 12,000 years since Sumeria, then it stands to reason we would have developed it before, in the roughly 150,000 years before Sumeria, as well. So why do the ancients appear to have lived without advanced tech? Likely because they faced similar issues , and abolished a large percentage of it….

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