Robots might be catching up with humans in many other fields, but we probably thought we’d at least keep the advantage of spatial awareness.
If you were being chased by a metallic beast you could just hop a fence and make your escape…until now.
Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a robot cheetah which can detect objects up ahead and then effortlessly hurdle them.
Thank God they didn’t give the thing teeth and a head.
It looks like even the robot Olympics will be dominated by America…
If you’re not mauled by a mechanical cheetah, this test shows how likely it is that a robot will be doing your job in the future.
H/T Popular Mechanics
