NEW YORK: The DARPA funded project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a robot Cheetah that can move, walk, run and avoid obstacles autonomously. In the near future, this robot would show its skill while running on softer terrains.
Smart robots that look and move eerily similar to their “natural” counterparts have long been the favorites of utopian (and dystopian) films — and we can’t actually blame Hollywood. Apparently, scientists are making headway in the development of smarter machines that could one day help us build wonders, from space travel to disaster and calamity response, or even drive us more safely in roads.
Nearly 2 years ago, internet giant Google acquired Boston Dynamics, an engineering company that has designed several animals-like machine, including the popular, and creepy-looking robot called BigDog which offers movements similar to real ones. Several analysts and science writers say Google is interested in building smarter machines that may run its Android operating system, in addition to developing a smarter self-driving car.
But Boston Dynamics is not the only company in the field of smarter, animal-themed robotics development. Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are also developing, and inching closer to making a smarter, more independent animal-inspired robot.
