ROBOTIC CHEETAH !!

Have you ever seen a cheetah running...

Researchers at Massachusetts have revealed a robot that runs on batteries at speed of more than 10 mph, jump 16 inches and run for at least 15 minutes, using less power than a microwave.

The robot is called cheetah, named after the creature that inspired its creation, controlled by video game technology and packing nifty sensors, including one used to manoeuvre drones, satellites and ballistic missiles.

The mit project is been funded by us department of defense’s defense advance research projects agency. they are also finding a similar robot being developed by boston dynamics.

The cheetah robot has powerful and very lightweight motors and an algorithm that determines the amount of force each leg should exert while it is running. That equation helps the robot to keep its balance and maintain its forward momentum.

System include powerful light weight motors and electronics,that control power for its 12 motors and algorithm that determines the amount of force a leg should exert within a split second.

The robot weighs 70 pounds same as the size of a female cheetah. There are hopes that this robot will help in search and rescue operations in hostile environment where its too risky to send a human rescuer.

This project has been ongoing for the last five years,for designing testing etc.it took a lot of patience for testing as robot broke dozens of legs manufactured by 3d printers and reinforced with kelvar strips and carbon fiber.

Strong, lightweight components make untethered running possible, including a carbon fiber-and-foam sandwich frame that can absorb the forces generated by running and jumping.

Some off-the-shelf components, including an Xbox controller for manoeuvring the robot and wireless internet communications for sending commands, were also used.

Each leg is propelled by three motors that can generate powerful forces at slow speeds.

Still, researchers continue to tweak their prototype, looking to add additional sensors that would eventually make the robot autonomous.

The cheetah is described as Ferrari in robotics world.Professor sangbae kim said that their goal in next 10 yrs is to make this robot save life..