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MIT's Springy Mini Cheetah is the First Four-Legged Robot to Backflip

MIT  's new mini cheetah robot can perform a 360-degree backflip from a standing position, walk either right-side up or upside-down, and run over rough terrain. Each of the robot's legs is powered by three identical, low-cost electric motors made from off-the-shelf parts that can easily be swapped out for a new one. The 20-lb mini cheetah is a miniature version of MIT's Cheetah 3 robot.

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Automation Motion Control Robotics
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00:00:00 - [Male Voice] Let's try to make him jump. Go. (soft thud) - [Female Voice] Yeah. (rythmic electronic clanking) (repeated thudding) (leaves rustling) (dog barks) (rhythmic tapping) (soft thuds) (soft whirring)

00:00:59 (loud thud) (soft whirring) (clanking and banging) (yelling) - [Male Voice] Go. - [Unison] Yeah. - [Male Voice] Go. - [Female Voice] Wow. - [Male Voice] Yeah. (thump)

00:01:24 (metallic whirring) (loud clattering) (hollow thud) - [Male Voice] No. (metallic clattering) - [Male Voice] Oh. (loud thudding) - [Male Voice] Go. Awww. (laughs)