According to Wired’s Danger Room blog, Cheetah will run “faster than the fastest human”, thanks to a flexible spine, articulated head and (possible) tail. It will also be agile enough to zig-zag and “stop on a dime.” Boston dynamics sees Cheetah being used by militaries in field situations, as well as in emergency response scenarios.
As for Atlas, the acephalous wonder is an evolution of Boston Dynamics’ previous Petman robot. When complete, it will have the ability to walk using a heel-toe stride at 3.2 MPH. It will also be able to crawl and manoeuvre sideways to slip through tight spaces. [Danger Room]
BCK
Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 4:14 PMAbout time someone made a real Savage!
Liam0s
Monday, February 28, 2011 at 7:49 AMYou mean Ravage :)
Steve Tran
Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 6:37 PMBut does it turn into a tape.
Rod
Monday, February 28, 2011 at 10:43 AMProbably turns into a Solid State Drive in this day and age. But I’ll give them points for making it Decepticon Purple.