Real-Life Iron Man: World’s First Jet-Powered Humanoid Robot Takes Flight

Scientists Create First-Ever Flying Humanoid Robot, and It Has a Baby Face

iRonCub-Mk3 in the experimental area. Credit: Italian Institute of Technology In a major step toward human-inspired aerial robotics, researchers in Italy have built what they describe as the first-ever flying humanoid robot. The robot, named iRonCub MK3, recently completed a vertical liftoff using four jet thrusters—two mounted in its arms and two on its back—marking a rare fusion of human-like form and flight. A video released June 18 by the It…

Real-Life Iron Man: World’s First Jet-Powered Humanoid Robot Takes Flight

Researchers in Italy have successfully completed the first flight of iRonCub3. The robot lifted off the ground by about 50 cm and remained stable throughout the flight. A research paper detailing the achievement was published today in Nature Communications Engineering. The Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) has achieved a major breakthrough in humanoid robotics by [...]

World’s first jet-powered humanoid robot makes debut flight, opens new horizons for SAR - Yanko Design

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are flying across the boundaries of Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Iran, intermittently. While the intention behind their launch is rather destructive, the purpose of flying humanoid robots being developed in labs could be more noble. The jet-powered flying humanoid robot called iRonCub3, which just made its first controlled flight, could be the future of search and rescue operations in areas struck by disaster and ina…

Real-Life Iron Man: World’s First Jet-Powered Humanoid Robot Takes Flight – DG Verifications & Stats

iRonCub3 is the technological evolution of previous prototypes and is based on the latest generation of the iCub humanoid robot (iCub3), developed to be teleoperated. It integrates four jet engines, two mounted on the arms and two on a jetpack attached to the robot’s back. Credit: IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia Researchers in Italy have successfully completed the first flight of iRonCub3. The robot lifted off the ground by about 50 cm and r…

Jetpack-strapping rescue robot achieves stable lift and hover

For the last few years, Italian engineers have been working on a humanoid robot for emergency response applications. The iRonCub3 has jets on its back and fire-breathers on its arms, and has now achieved stable take-off and hover for the first time.Continue ReadingCategory: AI & Humanoids, TechnologyTags: Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Humanoid, Robots, Jet+Pack, Jets, Prototype, 2025 Updates