An illustration of a robot that resembles a cheetah cub. — The cheetah-cub robot was designed by Swiss scientists to move like a cat.
Illustration courtesy EPFL via European Pressphoto Agency

Cheetah-Cub Robot Created: See Other Nature-Inspired Machines

Scientists are creating robots that mimic fish, snakes, flies, and more.

ByBrian Handwerk

June 20, 2013

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