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"A two-legged robot that walks at record-breaking speed has been developed by researchers from Germany and Scotland.
"RunBot" is the faste...
"A two-legged robot that walks at record-breaking speed has been developed by researchers from Germany and Scotland.
"RunBot" is the fastest robot on two legs -- for its size. At 30 centimetres high, it can walk at a speedy 3.5 leg-lengths per second. This beats the previous record holder -- MIT's "Spring Flamingo" -- which is four times as tall but manages just 1.4 leg-lengths per second.
The robot is controlled by a simple program that mimics the way neurons control reflexes in humans and other animals. Unlike most other two-legged robots, RunBot has few sensors and can detect just two things -- when a foot touches the ground, and when a leg swings forward."
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