MIT’s Biomimetics Robotics Lab has created a new version of its robotic cheetah. The Cheetah 2 is capable of even more animal-like actions than DARPA’s faster and simpler predecessor. The Cheetah 2 can reliably identify and jump over objects up to 40 cm (about 15 inches) high. When it jumps, it mimics the movements of an actual cheetah, creating a double arc as its fore and high legs clear the hurdle.

To make the robotic quadruped jump successfully, the bioengineering team had to create a three different real-time algorithms. The first involves the evolved robot’s newly equipped front-facing laser sensor, allowing it to detect obstacles in real-time.
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