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General

Climb stairs

Current answer

Some bipeds can do it. Most wheeled household robots cannot use ordinary stairs.

Period-style home scene with a modern household robot
RobotMaids editorial image · period-style scene

Stairs are one of the strongest arguments for legs in the home, but they also add complexity, energy cost and fall risk.

What the job involves

  1. Detect steps
  2. Plan foot placement
  3. Balance under load
  4. Ascend/descend
  5. Recover from disturbance

Robots doing this job

RobotAssessment
NEO
1X		DEMONSTRATED

Sources

  1. 1X — Redwood AI MobilityManufacturer technical article · 10 Jun 2025

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