Watch Google's cute two-legged robot climb stairs

A Japanese robotics firm has shown that when it comes to walking, two-legged robots don't necessarily need to follow humans. Looking a little like an under-dressed R2-D2, the bipedal robot was unveiled by Schaft - owned by Google's parent company Alphabet - at the recent New Economic Summit in Tokyo. Co-founder and boss of Schaft, Yuto Nakanishi, introduced the as-yet unnamed robot as it waddled on stage, stiff-legged and self-assured, demonstrating its locomotion without bending its leg joints. Alphabet-owned Japanese robotics firm Schaft unveiled its new two-legged robot in Tokyo on Friday. The as-yet unnamed prototype walks without bending its leg joints and is reportedly aimed at helping society by carrying heavy loads.