MIT releases video of famous robot cheetah

Saturday, May 30, 2015
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's robotic cheetah is back and it's got a new trick up its sleeve.

MIT released video of its now famous robot landing a series of running jumps.

What makes this so impressive is that researchers have trained the robot to see and sense obstacles in its path and then jump on its own.
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So far, the cheetah has successfully cleared obstacles up to 18 inches tall, more than half of the robot's own height, while running an average of 5 miles per hour.

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