ETRobot Cheetah Sets New Speed Record DARPA Battlefield Robots

A roboTIc cheetah funded by the U.S. military sprinted at speeds of up to 18 mph to set a new land speed record. Credit： DARPA View full size image

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 nimbler than exisTIng robots on wheels or tanklike treads.

The cheetah robot‘s record-breaking sprint appeared in a new video posted by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency （DARPA） today （March 5）。 Its top running speed of 18 mph （29 kph） is faster than the average human jogger， but still lags behind top human speeds of nearly 28 mph （45 kph） — perhaps a relief for anyone fearing a world where robots can outrun their human overlords.

Such a performance also pales next to real-life cheetahs that represent the world’s fastest land animal by reaching eye-watering speeds of 70 mph （112 kph）。 Still， the robot‘s ability to mimic the cheetah’s natural stride by flexing and unflexing its back on each step allowed it to beat the previous record of 13.1 mph， set in 1989.

The test marks an early milestone in the U.S. military‘s quest to create more mobile robots capable of going where legged human soldiers can go. DARPA has funded the cheetah robot made by Boston Dynamics alongside a Flamingo- or Velociraptor-shaped robot inspired by an MIT design.

Boston Dynamics has also created a four-legged， headless “LS3” robotic mule designed to haul 400 pounds of gear for human soldiers on a 20-mile trek without refueling. That represents a larger version of the company’s “BigDog” robot that gained Internet fame in viral videos showing its ability to stay on its legs despite kicks from human tormentors.

The cheetah robot cannot roam free from the lab like the robotic mule just yet — it remains tethered to a hydraulic pump and an overhanging device that keeps it running in the center of the treadmill. But tests of a free-running version are scheduled for later this year.Follow InnovationNewsDaily on Twitter @News_Innovation， or on Facebook.

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獵豹機器人創(chuàng)造了DARPA戰(zhàn)地機器人奔跑速度新紀錄 Robot獵豹新的速度紀錄DARPA戰(zhàn)場Robots

由美國軍方資助的機器人獵豹沖刺的速度可達18英里每小時設置一個新的土地速度記錄。

由美國軍方資助的獵豹機器人在實驗室跑步機上運行，？？同時打破了陸上速度紀錄。它的機器人的運動能力展示讓人們對新的戰(zhàn)場機器人，可能會比現(xiàn)有的車輪或tanklike胎面。

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獵豹機器人的破紀錄沖刺出現(xiàn)在發(fā)布的美國國防部高級研究計劃局一個新的視頻（DARPA）今日（3月5日）。 18英里每小時（29公里）的最高運行速度比一般人慢跑速度更快，但仍落后近28英里每小時（45公里）和mdash頂人的速度;也許是一種解脫的人擔心一個世界里，機器人可以逃脫他們的人類領主。

這樣的表現(xiàn)也相形見絀旁邊代表了世界上最快的陸地動物副產(chǎn)品達到70英里每小時（112公里）眼澆水速度，現(xiàn)實生活中的獵豹。然而，機器人的通過彎曲和unflexing對各退一步，以模仿獵豹的自然步幅能力，使其能夠擊敗13.1英里每小時此前的紀錄，在1989年成立。

測試標志著一個早期的里程碑，在美國軍隊的任務創(chuàng)建能夠去的地方足的人類戰(zhàn)士可以多移動機器人。 DARPA資助了獵豹機器人由波士頓動力學旁邊一個Flamingo-或迅猛龍形機器人的靈感來自麻省理工學院設計制作。

波士頓動力也形成了四足，無頭 LS3 機器人騾子用于拖運400磅齒輪在20英里的長途跋涉人類士兵的不加油。這代表了公司的 的放大版;大狗 機器人獲得了互聯(lián)網(wǎng)成名的病毒視頻顯示其留在它的腿，盡管人類的折磨踢。

獵豹機器人不能漫游擺脫像騾子機器人實驗室，只是還沒有和mdash能力;它仍然束縛到一個液壓泵和，保持它運行在跑步機的中心的伸出設備。但是，一個自由運行的測試版定于晚些時候year.