MIT’s dacing, prancing, jumping footballing cheetahs weigh 20lb and can run at 6mph. The machines can perform a 360deg back-flip from a standing position. ‘When it’s running, its feet are only on the ground for something like 150 milliseconds at a time, during which a computer tells it to increase the force on the foot, ...

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