Ben Kersey, The Verge, shares a video of a robot making its way across a tightrope:
Japanese robotics expert Masahiko Yamaguchi - aka “Dr Guero” - modified the feet of a small biped robot to accomplish the task, adding grooves to hook onto the curve of a steel wire. That allows the robot to slowly shuffle its way to safety, with custom arms also helping to maintain balance for the not quite death-defying act.
It won’t be long before they take over.