Design and technology are evolving rapidly, and it’s always wondrous to see a project that is at the cutting edge of research and innovation.
A robotic cheetah that was developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is now doing things that no other robot has been able to do: running on four legs, and — using laser sensors to gauge terrain — the robot can sense its surroundings and leap over any hurdles without the added input of an operator.
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Functioning autonomously, the video below shows the robot in action. “A running jump is a truly dynamic behavior,” says Sangbae Kim, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the college.
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Source: designfaves.com