Cheetah

A quadruped robot from the United States, first released 2012.

Sources retrieved: 6 September 2026 (A)

Status: Discontinued
Applications: Research and developmentDefence and emergency response
Indicative price: Not stated
Intended use, per the manufacturer: Emergency response, humanitarian assistance, and defense missions requiring rough-terrain navigation

No manufacturer photo

Specifications

2/33 specifications disclosed 31 not stated

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Physical1/14 disclosed

WeightNot stated

LengthNot stated

WidthNot stated

HeightNot stated

Degrees of freedomNot stated

Payload, walkingNot stated

Payload, standingNot stated

Max speed45.5km/h28.3mphThe manufacturer’s own imperial figure.

Max slopeNot stated

Max obstacle heightNot stated

Max stair height, continuousNot stated

IP ratingNot stated

Operating temperature, lowNot stated

Operating temperature, highNot stated

Power0/5 disclosed

BatteryNot stated

RuntimeNot stated

Hot-swap batteryNot stated

Charge timeNot stated

Docking stationNot stated

Sensing and autonomy1/6 disclosed

LiDARNot stated

CamerasNot stated

Onboard computeNot stated

ROS 2Not stated

SDK languagesNot stated

Autonomy featuresNot free-running or autonomous: tethered to a treadmill via a boom and powered by an off-board hydraulic pump, used only to validate high-speed bounding control algorithms under DARPA's M3 program.

Payload and expansion0/3 disclosed

Mounting interfaceNot stated

Power outNot stated

Data portsNot stated

Commercial0/1 disclosed

Indicative priceNot stated

Compliance & certifications0/4 disclosed

CENot stated

FCCNot stated

ULNot stated

CCCNot stated

Against the field

Each strip holds every robot of this type in the guide that states the figure, one bar per group of values. Further right means a larger figure, not a better robot.

Max speed

45.5km/h28.3mphThe manufacturer’s own imperial figure.

113 quadrupeds state a top speed

Cheetah

0 state a higher figure, 102 a lower one.

Notes

Built by Boston Dynamics under DARPA's M3 program to explore bio-inspired high-speed running; ran only on an instrumented treadmill, tethered to an off-board hydraulic supply.

Set successive land-speed records for legged robots: 18 mph in March 2012, then 28.3 mph in September 2012 — faster than Usain Bolt's peak speed.