You’ve undoubtedly seen MIT’s cheetah robot. Well, [jegatheesan’s] ... An additional servo motor is used to rotate an HC-SR04, a popular ultrasonic distance sensor, ...

MIT's Cheetah robot has finally been let off the leash -- and boy can it run. Watch as it bounds across a grass field, and even jumps over a hurdle. It isn't quite up to the evolutionary ...

The MIT robotic cheetah can run at up to 10 mph (16 km/h) and can jump over obstacles that are 33 cm (13 in) high. ... The newer version is powered independently via an electric motor.

A 70-pound “cheetah” robot designed by MIT researchers may soon outpace its animal counterparts in running efficiency: In treadmill tests, the researchers have found that the robot — about the size ...

When the ‘cheetah-bot’ runs, it bounds with a grace and speed that resembles its animal namesake. The four-legged MIT-designed robot weighs almost as much as its feline counterpart and now ...

MIT's effort is a bit more open, however, and its Web page shows a few of the technologies that makes the cheetah robot possible. A highly efficient leg motor, imitation tendons, and a responsive ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT’s new mini cheetah robot is springy and light on its feet, with a range of motion that rivals a champion gymnast. The four-legged powerpack can bend and swing its legs ...

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) recently unveiled a new video of its Mini Cheetah robot, demonstrating that the four-legged android can now dribble a soccer ball, run and jump.

Once the MIT researchers perfect the robotic cheetah's bounding capabilities, it should not be difficult for them to split the legs and gain more speed, according to Sangbae Kim, an associate ...

Powerful MIT robot could help as a first responder 04:54. Scientists at MIT developed a cheetah you won't find in the wild. This robotic feline could one day reach places that are too dangerous ...

The cheetah, which uses an electric motor, does not have a communications or power tether. ... Kim noted that MIT’s Cheetah has a smoother gait, is quieter and uses less energy than BigDog.

DARPA’s made all types of robots, from “Big Dog” to “Wild Cat,” and soft robots to flying robots. Their latest creepy invention is a robotic “cheetah” that can run, bound, and jump obstacles in its ...