Boston Dynamics unveiled its latest bio-inspired robots, the Cheetah, which has broken the legged-robot land speed record. The Cheetah is capable of galloping at 18 mph (30 kph)!
A more detailed article at ScaryBot.com shows a comparison with a real Cheetah running.
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This post was written by admin on March 9, 2012
Professor Robert Full from UC Berkeley studies feet.
He studies how animals use feet to perform locomotion.
If you think you know feet… think again.
Robert Full gives a talk on TED titled: Secrets of movement, from geckos and roaches
Watch Robert Full’s talk on TED
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/robert_full_on_animal_movement.html
His findings and ideas are currently being used to design new robots that can scale walls and dive through underbrush… again at Boston Dynamics:
RHex from Boston Dynamics
RiSE from Boston Dynamics
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This post was written by admin on September 4, 2008
