This time, though, the scientists at MIT used simulations to teach the Mini Cheetah to run fast and adapt to walking on different terrain. The researchers showcased the results in a video last ...

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Cork Olympian Marian Heffernan and her daughters Regan and Tara launched the annual Eagle AC Cheetah Run in a major fundraiser for Fota Wildlife Park conservation that’s set to take place on Thursday, ...

Cheetah cubs can be full of energy and curious, but when their curiosity meets a new-fangled centipede it fascinates and ...

Cheetahs can reach speeds of 120 kph. Chiba Zoological Park began its “cheetah run” on Oct. 13 and plans to hold the attraction once or twice a week. Its cheetah facility, which opened in July ...

The cheetah was the inspiration for the "cheetah robot," created by researchers at MIT and funded by the US military. Crafting the robot took five years of designing, testing, and tweaking.

Their latest creepy invention is a robotic "cheetah" that can run, bound, and jump obstacles in its path all while running on a quiet electric motor, giving the robot its stealthy cat-like quality.

For a species built for speed, cheetahs have run out of room. In their native Africa, they are marooned on islands of fragmented habitat, hemmed in by fences, farmland and highways. It was Vincent ...