DARPA: Robot Cheetah Breaks Speed Record

Robots are getting faster. Boston Dynamics DARPA project “Cheetah” takes to the labs scientific treadmill to break the land speed record for a robot. 18 miles per hour (mph)

“”Cheetah” robot galloping at speeds of up to 18 miles per hour (mph), setting a new land speed record for legged robots. The …

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Worlds Smallest Manned Helicopter (Video)

Wrap this around your brain — Worlds smallest manned helicopter GEN H-4 out of Japan.

75-year-old Gennai Yanagisawa, who runs an electronics equipment company in Matsumoto, central Japan, has created a 75kg (165-pound) one-man aircraft which sets the world record for the smallest helicopter.

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