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Robot Cheetah Presented to International Conference

Last week, a team of researchers from MIT presented their work on a robo-cheetah they created at the 2014 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, which met in Chicago. The cheetah robot can reach speeds of 10 mph (16 km/h) and leap over obstacles measuring 1.08 feet tall (33 cm) running at speed. The team are confident that they can increase the robot’s speed to 30 mph (48 km/h) with further tweaking of the technology. The MIT researchers have developed a running algorithm that is key to the robot’s running prowess. The “robot runs by bounding, which is when the front legs hit the ground together, followed by the back legs.” In a similar fashion to how a rabbit runs. The research gleaned from this project may help in designing better prosthetic legs for injured soldiers, or could have more direct military applications, keeping in mind the project was funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).

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  • Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
  • MIT

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