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The cheetah is off the leash! Researchers at MIT have built a four-legged robot that runs like the super-fast spotted feline and can even run on its own power, off a treadmill. The robot has now been ...

When it comes to hunting down humans running speeds, MIT's cheetah might come second to Boston Dynamics' own high-velocity quadruped, but by substituting pneumatics with motors, MIT's version ...

What MIT’s robotic cheetah has just achieved is as impressive as it is scary—researchers at the prestigious technology university have trained a robot to see and jump hurdles as it runs, making it the ...

This robot is ready for the races. The four-legged bot, whose design was inspired by cheetahs, can clear hurdles in its path while running. Created by Sangbae Kim from MIT and colleagues, the robot ...

This video from DARPA demonstrates their cheetah-inspired robot running on a treadmill, reaching a top speed and new world record of 18 mph. The robot, as of now, can't run without the support of a ...