MIT claims this is the first four-legged robot that can run and jump over obstacles autonomously, so if it’s chasing you down an alley, you can forget about knocking over trash cans to slow it down.

Boston Dynamics' terrifying robots can now run, jump, climb Boston Dynamics, the company known for its 'nightmare-inducing' backflipping robots, has unveiled two new videos that show them ...

They’ve developed a blind robot, named Cheetah 3, that can run, jump onto platforms, and even climb stairs littered with obstacles, without issue.

It can already prance around outside without any connecting wires or a safety harness and run at incredible speeds, and now MIT's cheetah robot can effortlessly and autonomously jump over hurdles ...

Boston Dynamics released two new videos on YouTube showing their robots running and jumping, as well as navigate routes without any help from humans.

Engineers at MIT have developed a robot that they say is the first four-legged robot to run and jump over obstacles autonomously. Photo: Biomimetic Robotics Lab ...

Truly useful robots will have to be able to tackle everything humans can, so they’ve gotta have legs. Easier said than done, though.

The first robot that was able to jump on water was built in 2012 by engineers at Harbin Institute of Technology in China. However, unlike the new tiny strider-bot, the older robot is six inches ...

Thankfully, MIT is prepared. The latest version of its Cheetah robot, Cheetah 3, can run, climb and even jump using contact detection alone -- effectively, while it's blind.

A new robot can jump better than any other—and better than you. But it's not very good at landing yet.

The video shows that the robots have now become so physically capable they can literally run on two legs without falling over–and not only that, they can even jump over obstacles in their path.

E ngineering and robotics firm Boston Dynamics released two new videos Thursday showing off what their Atlas and SpotMini robots can do. In the first video, the humanoid Atlas robot goes for a ...