Cheetah -- the robot, not the animal, which is said to regularly hit 59 mph -- and Raptor are a contrast in engineering styles. Cheetah is big and bulky, whereas Raptor, named so for its likeness ...

Many robotic researchers mimic living animals in their creations, such as cats, dogs, birds, kangaroos, humans. Fine and good. The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) would ...

Google doesn’t have a monopoly on all the horrifying-but-awesome robots. Sure, Wild Cat looks pretty ready to track down the last remaining humans, but this velociraptor-inspired robot would win ...

The Raptor robot is capable of running close to DARPA’s robotic cheetah design that can reach speeds of 29.2 mph (47 km/h). However the design of the Raptor robot is much less complicated and ...

Everyone remember that classic example of wasteful research wherein scientists intensively tested the physical properties and viscosity of ketchup? No? Well, we've got the insane paleontologist ...

The fastest any human has ever run on record was Usain Bolt. He was clocked at a ridiculously quick 27.79 mph (44.72 km/h) when he ran a 9.58-second 100-meter dash. Two-legged robots can run even ...

The Raptor robot is quite impressive when running at full speed. Considering this project’s budget was nowhere near the resources of Boston Dynamics, it’s an amazing accomplishment.

In the history of bad ideas, creating a robotic velociraptor seems like it would rank near the top, yet that is exactly what scientists in Korea have done. OK, so it doesn't have teeth or claws or ...

Boston Dynamics' DARPA-funded Cheetah robot currently holds the land-speed record for fastest running machine, capable of reaching a top speed of approximately 29 miles per hour.