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Quadruped CHEETAH Robot To Outrun Any Human

Posted by samzenpus on from the robot-gorillas-to-hunt-the-robot-cats dept.

cylonlover writes "Robots are faster than humans at a lot of things, but up until now running hasn't been one of them. That is set to change with robotics company Boston Dynamics recently awarded a contract by DARPA to design and build a quadraped CHEETAH robot that is faster than any human. The contract also includes the creation of an agile, bipedal humanoid robot. It's hard to say which one might ultimately be creepier."

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  1. The real question by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 5, Funny

    Will it transform into a music cassette?

  2. Just one question... by Yvan256 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can it transform into a micro tape cassette?

  3. Re:That would be a scary thing to test by natehoy · · Score: 3, Funny

    It slows down. A little.

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