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Kudos to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for having a sense of humor.<\/p>
On Thursday, a team from the illustrious tech school released a video<\/a> showcasing the abilities of its latest robot creation: a 20-pound Mini Cheetah capable of executing perfect backflips — the first four-legged robot to demonstrate that skill.<\/p> But the best part of the video isn’t seeing the bot expertly backflip, spin in circles, or pronk — it’s watching all its failed attempts along the way.<\/p> The entire video is worth watching, but if you need a laugh to get you through your Friday, skip ahead to the 1:26-minute mark. That’s when MIT starts showing off the “mistakes” it made while developing the Mini Cheetah robot.<\/p> The bloopers include several failed backflip attempts and a quick scene in which the bot skitters across a floor like it’s being electrocuted. A personal favorite occurs at 1:34 when a team member gently tosses Mini Cheetah to the floor and it crumples on impact.<\/p> Now that the MIT team has worked out the kinks, maybe it can reach out to Boston Dynamics to set up a play date between Mini Cheetah and the company’s SpotMini robo-dog<\/a>. Who wouldn’t want to see what sort of hijinks those two could get into?<\/p> READ MORE: <\/strong>MIT’s backflipping Mini Cheetah robot is too cute to fear<\/a> [CNET<\/em>]<\/p> More on robots:<\/strong> Watch the Boston Dynamics Robodog Twerk and Moonwalk to “Uptown Funk”<\/a><\/p> The post See MIT’s Robot Land a Perfect Backflip — and Mangle Many Others<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Follow this link: Mini Cheetah Kudos to researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for having a sense of humor. On Thursday, a team from the illustrious\u00a0tech school released a video showcasing the abilities of its latest robot creation: a 20-pound Mini Cheetah capable of executing perfect backflips\u00a0\u2014 the first\u00a0four-legged robot to demonstrate that skill Continue reading Backflipping Out<\/h2>
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