Meet MIT’s new robotic creation Researchers at MIT have developed a small but mighty four-legged robot called the ‘Mini Cheetah’ – just watch what it can do.

Researchers have built a robot cheetah that can outpace its animal counterparts in running efficiency by using light-weight motors and regenerating part of the energy used for walking. A 70-pound ...

MIT's Biomimetics Robotics department took a whole herd of its new 'mini cheetah' robots out for a group demonstration on campus recently – and the result is an adorable, impressive display of the ...

A cheetah robot funded by the U.S. military has broken the land speed record while running on a lab treadmill. Its robotic display of athleticism gives hope for new battlefield robots that could prove ...

Look, we get it. Robots are here and they're totally awesome and everything. But do they have to be so goddamn cocky about it? MIT's new backflipping "mini cheetah robot" is the latest addition to a ...

Some robotics challenges have immediately clear applications. Others are more focused on helping systems solve broader challenges. Teaching small robots to play soccer against one another fits firmly ...

It seemed like just recently, robots used to move with stiff, jerky movements. Now, they’re doing backflips. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shared a video of their ...