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quadruped

[kwod-roo-ped] / ˈkwɒd rʊˌpɛd /




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It cites State Grid’s 6.8 billion yuan order for 500 humanoid robots, 3,000 dual-arm robots and 5,000 quadruped robots as an example.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 24, 2026

Several other cities have followed: Chengdu deployed a mixed squad of quadruped and humanoid robots, Shenzhen is testing humanoids that shake hands with passersby, and a Wenzhou model literally rolls.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

They know they have found some kind of sauropod — a long-necked, long-tailed quadruped.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2024

Pan and a team of researchers from China, Hong Kong, and the United States developed an experimental quadruped robot to encourage social distancing among pedestrians during the pandemic.

From Salon Sep. 10, 2023

It lies within the harbour of St. John’s, and takes its name from some fancied resemblance to that most destructive little quadruped, a rat.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous




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