Robot Velociraptor Now Fastest Thing on Two Legs

in robotics on 2014-05-31 20:17 (#3NA)

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology's (KAIST) MSC Lab Has Built A Two Legged Velociraptor Robot with a very interesting design, beating Boston Dynamics' Cheetah 28.3 mph speed record [youtube] by a thin margin:

"The dinosaur, whose name literally means "swift seizer," roamed the earth some 75 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period. Once a feathered carnivore, researchers have turned the bipedal creature into a 1.5-foot-tall, 6.6-pound racing robot, with a peak speed of 46 km/h (28.58 mph.) The Raptor sports a tail for dynamic balance control and an Achilles tendon to absorb shock..."

Original Article (Korean)

Re: Impressive (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-06-08 22:48 (#218)

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