Cheetah , the fastest robot in the world

 The field of robotics has just experienced a small revolution. For the first
 Once , a robot could reach a top man running speed.
 Named Cheetah , this robot - sprinter Usain Bolt has done better than in
 45 km / h on a treadmill .
Usain Bolt is the holder of the speed record at the championships
 World Athletics in Berlin in 2009. It reached a speed of
 44.71 km / h on the 100m with a record time of 9.58 seconds
 of . But the Cheetah robot dethroned .
 Developed by the US company Boston Dynamics with support
 Financial DARPA and on behalf of the Pentagon , the Cheetah robot
 largely inspired by the cheetah and the animal performance has success
 sit the exploit to run 45.54 km / h . For now, Cheetah was tested
 on a treadmill and connected to a cable that allows him to keep the crew
 free . But Boston Dynamics company soon plans to test
 another model of the robot, the Wildcat . This new prototype will
 advanced outdoor and totally independently.
 In the long term , this robot - sprinter will be used by the US Army during
 military missions , such as the robot Alphadog LS3 .