This robot may look like a cheetah, but it can only run at a speed of 10 miles per hour. Which is no way near the 120mph speed of real-life cheetahs. However, now with the ability to keep the running pace of a cheetah and being able to jump over obstacles, MIT’s robotic cheetah sees great improvements as it seems to work well even in the real grounds.
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MIT’s robot cheetah will need more improvements if tit intends to compete against the Boston Dynamics’ four-legged WildCat robot, which can hit 16 mph on flat terrain and 28mph on the treadmill.
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