Velociraptor robot nearly as fast as Cheetah A newly created running robot based on the Velociraptor is faster than Usain Bolt, and closing in on the first robot that broke Bolt's record.

In 2012, robots became faster than humans, when DARPA's Cheetah robot -- inspired by the fastest land animal -- surpassed the fastest man on earth, Olympic runner Usain Bolt. However, other robots ...

Raptor-Inspired Robot Can Run Faster Than Usain Bolt Unless you happen to be the fastest person on Earth, there’s no point running away from Raptor.

They created a bio-inspired control system for a robot modeled after a plesiosaur. This system allowed the robot to adjust its flipper movements in real time, just like a real plesiosaur.

Raptor was developed by KAIST PhD student Jongwon Park and collaborators Jinyi Lee, Jinwoo Lee, Kyung-Soo Kim, and Professor Soohyun Kim. At first glance, the robot doesn't look much like a ...

At the height of the nesting season, red-legged seriema are at their most deadly. This parent is trying its best to bring home food for its young.

A pair of engineers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has designed, built and tested a feathered, hawk-inspired drone capable of carrying out banking maneuvers without using ...

When hunting a snake, one wrong move could be this red-legged seriema's last.

The San Francisco Police Department has submitted a proposal that would authorize its robots to use deadly force in certain circumstances that put officers in danger.

San Francisco supervisors have put the brakes on a controversial policy to let police use robots for deadly force, reversing last week's vote and sending the issue back for discussion.

The Police Department said robots would use deadly force only “in extreme circumstances.” Opponents said the policy could lead to more police violence.

Opponents of the proposed policy said it could lead to more police violence. The Police Department, however, said the policy would allow robots to use deadly force only in extreme situations.