Thursday, November 28, 2013
Latest Invention: World's Fastest Cat Robot
Team of Swiss researchers managed
to come up with a cute cat-like robot that can run very fast.
In fact the robotic cat is able to
reach a speed of 5 feet (1.52 meters) per second, being able to cover 7 body
lengths each second.
In order to dodge obstacles, the
robot can lean. This also helps it cover a rough terrain without much trouble.
It would be interesting to note that
the new robot does not have a head - take a look at the video at the end of the
story.
Researchers call their latest
invention the "cheetah-cub robot". This is because the machine
resembles a smaller version of MIT's "Cheetah"
robot.
The team hopes to use their robot in
search and rescue missions. Recently researchers published information on their
invention in the International Journal of Robotics Research.
Check out the cute trot, and some
additional data from researcher Alexander Sproewitz, of the École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne:
