The robot looks less elegant in this mode, scrambling around in a way that looks frantic and uncoordinated, but turns out to be more efficient. The video above shows several examples of Mini Cheetah ...

Still, the robot's ability to mimic the cheetah's natural stride by flexing and unflexing its back on each step allowed it to beat the previous record of 13.1 mph, set in 1989. The test marks an early ...

Though running robots are nothing new, MIT's redesigned Cheetah robot does something the others haven't quite grappled yet: it can go from a trot to a gallop—like a real cheetah. In the video above, ...

DARPA’s “Cheetah” robot set a new land speed record for legged robots, galloping at 18 miles per hour, topping the previous record of 13.1 miles per hour set in 1989. The robot’s movements are ...

Researchers at the Boston Dynamics have done it again, setting the record for the fastest running robot on four legs. The last fastest four-legged robot set the record in 1981 with running speed of 13 ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A four-legged robot known as the Cheetah lived up to its name on Monday, setting a new land speed record for legged robots by running at 18 mph on a treadmill at a laboratory in ...