# Cut This Robot in Half. Both Pieces Keep Walking.

- slug: cut-this-robot-in-half-both-pieces-keep-walking
- date: 2026-04-17
- category: Robotics

The Northwestern robot survives being sliced in half — each piece has its own battery, motor and computer. No eyes, no sensors — just AI-evolved gaits that treat damage as a logic shift, not a terminal failure. The robotics industry spent decades solving the wrong problem.

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