A father in central China has wowed mainland social media, and even the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, for making sophisticated robot toys for his son. “A hardcore dad ...

Tron 1, a Chinese company's two-legged robot, is versatile and can walk, roll and pivot, even on rough terrain. Tron 1 stands 33 inches tall and weighs 44 pounds.

Whereas commercial quadruped robots tend to use expensive harmonic drives for the legs, [Will] chose simpler, cheaper hobby servos for his fox’s running gear. Each leg has three of them — one ...