Feb 28
Cheetah Robot Can Outrun Man
Posted in: Robots, Robots Robotics, Today's Chili, Weird News
Just last week we were taking solace in the locomotive limitations of robotkind. Sure, machines can beat us at Jeopardy now, but if push comes to shove, at least we can outrun the thing, right? Nope. Now we’ve got to contend with cheetah robots.
Boston Dynamics, the creators of the creepy BigDog robotic pack mule, are working on a speedy new four-legged robot modeled after the world’s fastest land animal. The robot will also be able to “zigzag to chase and evade.”
Whereas the Big Dog was designed as an all-terrain transportation device, carrying up to 300 pounds through treacherous locals, neither Boston Dynamics, nor Darpa, the military department that awarded the company with a contract for the new cat-like robot, have revealed what function such a speedy robot would serve–though odds seem pretty good that the whole thing involves a lot of screaming and fleeing.
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