In the future, you won’t be able to outrun robots. Take the Black Panther II for instance: it is a new robot dog that can sprint 100 meters in 10 seconds. It stands 0.63m tall, weighing 38kg. It has a peak stride frequency of 5 times per second. It features cheetah-paw-like running shoes to improve grip by 200%.
Meet one of the world’s fastest quadruped robots! A Chinese team has unveiled a robotic dog that sprinted into the “10-second club” of the 100-meter dash, marking a new technological advancement in robotics.
The 38-kg, 0.63-meter-tall Black Panther 2.0 can run at 10 m/s and… pic.twitter.com/7MHXkwGfdL
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Its 4 legs act as a unified force to enable this robot to reach faster speeds. Ground impact could always slow down fast robots. To address this, the designers used 2 x 3000N/m coil springs to reduce impact inertia by 8 times and reduce energy loss. Mirror Me is behind this incredible robot.
