LXer: Cat-like robot runs like the wind, on Linux

LXer · 06-18-2013, 05:01 AM

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Researchers at EPFL’s Biorobotics Laboratory (Biorob) announced a cat-like robot that is claimed to be the fastest quadruped robot under 30 kilograms. The Cheetah-cub Robot, which runs real-time Xenomai Linux on an x86-based RoBoard control board, mimics the biomechanics of a cat to increase the speed and stability of it quadroped legs, helping it achieve speeds of 1.42m/s.

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H_TeXMeX_H · 06-18-2013, 05:08 AM

1.42 m/s = 5.112 kph = 3.176 mph