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 ...

The velociraptor-inspired Raptor robot is capable of reaching a top speed of roughly 28mph, though researchers told IEEE Spectrum it can reach an even higher mark at the expense of stability.

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Full and his team are now working on a robot that can stabilize itself if it starts to bank left or right in the air. Full’s lizard analysis also led him into unfamiliar territory: paleontology. He ...

A robot funded by the U.S. military could achieve the same kind of no-brainer running by harnessing the speedy leg design of an ostrich or its "Jurassic Park" velociraptor ancestor.

Velociraptor-Inspired Robots Will Vault To Your Aid. In the rubble following a natural disaster, a flipped-over robot could mean life or death.

Welcome to the Henn Na Hotel, where robots will check you in, take your luggage, and bring you room service – if the velociraptor concierge doesn’t eat you first. Usually a phrase such as ...

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 ...

Velociraptor among Japanese hotel's robot staff. By Ben Hooper. SASEBO, Japan, July 20 (UPI) --The staff at a Japanese hotel manned entirely by robots includes a realistic-looking woman and a bow ...

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. However, a team ...