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MIT Biomimetic Robotics Laboratory

MIT Cheetah 2

A quadruped robot from the United States, first released 2014.

Sources retrieved: 6 September 2026 (A, B, C)

Status
Discontinued
Applications
Research and development
Indicative price
Not stated
Intended use, per the manufacturer
MIT researchers have built a robotic cheetah that can now run and jump over hurdles, autonomously, as it runs.

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MIT Cheetah 2, research quadruped robot with exposed wiring and electronics, photo from the MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab

Manufacturer's own photo.

Specifications

3/33 specifications disclosed 30 not stated

Not statedThe manufacturer states nothing about this field.NoStated: the robot does not have this.A marker with an asterisk (*) also carries a caveat.

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Physical2/14 disclosed

WeightNot stated
LengthNot stated
WidthNot stated
HeightNot stated
Degrees of freedomNot stated
Payload, walkingNot stated
Payload, standingNot stated
Max speedat most 23.04km/hat most 14.3mphOur conversion from 6.4 m/s. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
Max slopeNot stated
Max obstacle heightat most 40cmat most 15.7inOur conversion from 40 cm. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
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 featuresAutonomous force-control bounding controller: impulse-scaled feedforward force profiles adapt across speeds, a discrete gait-pattern stabilizer maintains footfall timing, and continuous feedback manages balance during stance — validated in untethered 3D bounding experiments indoors and outdoors on natural terrain.

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

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Max speed

at most 23.04km/hat most 14.3mphOur conversion from 6.4 m/s. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.

113 quadrupeds state a top speed

MIT Cheetah 2

MIT Cheetah 2 states an upper limit, not one figure, so it is shown open-ended and not ranked against the others.

Notes

MIT's second-generation running quadruped, first shown running and jumping fully untethered outdoors on MIT's Killian Court lawn in September 2014.

A later peer-reviewed controller for this force-control bounding algorithm reached a minimum cost of transport of 0.47.

Sources

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  1. Abiomimetics.mit.edu/publications/8eaeee8a-5435-426f-a761-45d6e62190dd/Main source. Retrieved 6 September 2026
  2. Bbiomimetics.mit.edu/research/6339b35c-124a-43da-8749-c2a777566065/Retrieved 6 September 2026
  3. Cnews.mit.edu/2014/mit-cheetah-robot-runs-jumps-0915Retrieved 6 September 2026

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