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MIT Biomimetic Robotics LaboratoryUnited States2018

Cheetah 3

  • Demonstrator
  • Over 40 kg
  • Research and development
  • Defence and emergency response

Key figures as stated by the manufacturer

2 of 6 stated · 4 gapsDemonstrator
  • Weight 41kg90.4lbOur conversion from 41 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.A
  • Payload, walking not stated
  • Runtime not stated
  • Max speed 10.8km/h6.71mphOur conversion from 10.8 km/h. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.A
  • IP rating not stated
  • Indicative price not stated
Deviations and variants in the key figures (2)

Weight

NoteRobot weighs approximately 90 pounds (41 kg).

Max speed

NoteDemonstrated experimental running speed up to 3.0 m/s.

MIT Cheetah 3 blind locomotion quadruped research robot

Manufacturer's own photo.

Intended use, per the manufacturer

The manufacturer’s words

Designed to explore hazardous environments and industrial facilities like power plants without relying on vulnerable visual sensors.

Source: news.mit.edu · Retrieved

This category is not our assessment.

Every field in the schema

5 of 33 fields stated

Imperial figures are our own conversion unless the manufacturer states an imperial figure itself. The source letter always belongs to the metric figure — a conversion has no source of its own.

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Field Value Source and caveats
Physical
Weight41kg90.4lbOur conversion from 41 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.A

NoteRobot weighs approximately 90 pounds (41 kg).

Lengthnot stated
Widthnot stated
Heightnot stated
Degrees of freedom12DoFA

Note12 custom electric actuators providing 3 degrees of freedom per leg.

Payload, walkingnot stated
Payload, standingnot stated
Max speed10.8km/h6.71mphOur conversion from 10.8 km/h. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.A

NoteDemonstrated experimental running speed up to 3.0 m/s.

Max slopenot stated
Single obstacle78.7cm31inOur conversion from 78.7 cm. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.A

NoteCapable of vertical jumps of over 31 inches (787 mm).

Stair step, continuous180mm7.09inOur conversion from 180 mm. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.A

NoteDemonstrated continuous ascending and descending on standard stairways without vision sensors.

IP ratingnot stated
Operating temperature, lownot stated
Operating temperature, highnot stated
Power
Batterynot stated
Runtimenot stated
Hot-swap batterynot stated
Charge timenot stated
Docking stationnot stated
Sensing and autonomy
LiDARnot stated
Camerasnot stated
Onboard computenot stated
ROS 2not stated
SDK languagesnot stated
Autonomy levelnot stated
Payload and expansion
Mounting interfacenot stated
Power outnot stated
Data portsnot stated
Commercial
Indicative pricenot stated
EU
CE statednot stated

Records only what the manufacturer states regarding CE marking.

FCC statednot stated
UL statednot stated
CCC statednot stated

Stair step and payload each exist in two variants. Only compare fields with the same label.

Notes

  • An agile research quadruped from MIT's Biomimetic Robotics Lab.
  • Pioneered blind locomotion algorithms to cross obstacles, rough terrain and stairs without cameras or vision sensors.

The manufacturer’s own page

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https://news.mit.edu/2018/blind-cheetah-robot-climb-stairs-obstacles-disaster-zones-0705

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Sources

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