/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/the-lovable-epfl-s-agile-cheetah-cub-robot(Left) Cheetah-bot on its own showing a cute, familiar, cat-like stance. (Right) Shown for size comparison (via EPFL) EPFL, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, has been busy of late designing several impressive biomechanical r...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/robotics/b/blog/posts/the-lovable-epfl-s-agile-cheetah-cub-robotFri, 21 Jun 2013 19:21:31 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:7eee0f26-0556-40b8-8d21-aa1adb7f45adDAB1<p>Very cool!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I like the way that they combined simple mechanical features to replace some of the calculation intensive characteristics for the locomotion.</p><p>The simple approach makes the final robot very easy to maintain and able to cope with varable terrain.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I look forward to seeing more from this group.&nbsp; I think they are moving in a very good direction to build usable robots for use with people.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=16001&AppID=36&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">