This wheeled-legged robot performs exceptional locomotion skills with reinforcement learning, driving at speeds of up to 6.2 m/s (22.32 km/h or 13.87 miles/h), overcoming obstacles, and standing up on two legs! Video Credit: ETH Zürich, RIVR #engineering #technology #robots #robotics -------------------------------- Stay ahead of the curve! Follow more cutting edge robotics content, including research, reports and articles on Wevolver: https://www.wevolver.com/category/robotics | Wevolver.com

In 2013, the world's fastest quadruped robot was WildCat, an untethered, four-legged machine developed by Boston Dynamics with funding from DARPA. Powered by a two-stroke petrol engine, WildCat could run at a top speed of 25 km/h (about 15.5 mph) using a galloping gait. The robot was an outdoor version of Boston Dynamics' earlier Cheetah robot, which had set a treadmill speed record of 28.3 mph in 2012. While developed for potential military applications, WildCat served as a crucial development