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| | Wired News: 'Running' Robot Gets Off Ground |
 | | Now, it can jog -- a new trick that developers say is ingenious because it requires the machine to jump off the ground, if only for a fraction of a second. |
 | | The new skills of the humanoid, developed by the Japanese electronics and entertainment giant's robot unit that makes the dog-like Aibo, were demonstrated to reporters at a Tokyo hall Thursday. |
 | | Running differs from walking in that both legs must be off the ground at the same time. |
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