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It looks impressive, but why does the headline oversell it? The article says this thing has the speed of a roach, 1.5 miles an hour. It's agility is also more r
by ALittleLight 5y ago
It looks impressive, but why does the headline oversell it? The article says this thing has the speed of a roach, 1.5 miles an hour. It's agility is also more roach-like than Cheetah like.
I guess, what I'm getting at, is where does "cheetah" come from?
- rvdginste 5y ago> The two footpads give operators full control over the trajectory of the robot, and allow the robot to make turns with a centripetal acceleration that exceeds that of most insects. > In this work, the major innovation was adding these footpads that allow it to make very, very fast turns. > Electrostatic footpads allow the robot to make turns with a centripetal acceleration that matches that of a cheetah.