A lot of robots in development are able to perform amazing feats in a laboratory setting when they’ve got plenty of tethers and cables keeping them perpetually powered and safe. The real test of their ...

A cheetah robot funded by the U.S. military has broken the land speed record while running on a lab treadmill. Its robotic display of athleticism gives hope for new battlefield robots that could prove ...

The Pentagon's main research agency has created the fastest-ever land robot, named "Cheetah," which can gallop at a speed of 18 miles (29 kilometers) per hour, scientists said Tuesday. The headless ...

Nothing, just nothing, can match the mechanical grace and force of a cheetah running at full speed. When it comes to mechanical design, evolution still has human ingenuity beat. Compare, for example, ...

Google strengthened its foray into robotic technology Friday after acquiring an engineering company known for its development of uncannily deft robots. Boston Dynamics, an engineering company ...