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		return0 on May 29, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: MIT cheetah robot lands the running jump [video] Is the goal here explicitly to mimic animal locomotion? Does this have unique advantages to something that rotates/rolls etc?

bovermyer on May 29, 2015 | [–]

It's not the animal locomotion per se that's exciting. It's the balance control.

spiek on May 29, 2015 | [–]

One unique advantage seems to be that it can jump over obstacles. Something that rotates/rolls (presumably) is more difficult to get over obstacles.

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