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FREMONT, CA: Engineers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a robot which is inspired by the world's fastest animal with balance and instincts, ‘Cheetah’. The intent is to use the robot in military operation in hostile environment for rescue missions, as reported by Russia Today News.
The robot cheetah runs with maximum speed of 10mph, jumps 16 inch higher above the ground and gallops for at least 15 minutes. The robot has four agile legs attached that lead to its swift movement. It runs on 12 lightweight motors supplied with electric power from batteries.
“This is kind of a Ferrari in the robotics world, like, we have to put all the expensive components and make it really that instinctive,” says Sangbae Kim, Professor, MIT. “That's the only way to get that speed.”
The design of the robot’s light and robust leg structure for high speed running is based on Biotensegrity structure of the body where bones and tendons of biological system are in synergetic arrangement. The prototype replicates the real world applications including the design of revolutionary prosthetics, wearable technologies, all-terrain wheelchairs and vehicles for traversing efficiently in rough surface.
According to Rodrique Ngowi from Associated Press News, MIT engineers have been working on this robot for five years that involves designing, testing, fine-tuning and patience during test runs when robot broke dozen of legs manufactured by 3D printer and reinforced with Kevlar strips and carbon fiber.