Engineers have developed a method to control balance in a two-legged, teleoperated robot -- an essential step toward enabling a humanoid to carry out high-impact tasks in challenging environments.

Watch an amazing two legged robot conquer an obstacle course: Machine walks over slopes and snow without falling. Named MARLO, the robot is the work of Michigan University engineers ...

But getting two-legged, humanoid robots to exert force or push against something without falling has been a significant stumbling block.