Watch: Bipedal robot sets new world record in the 100-meter race

A bipedal robot developed by Oregon State University Dynamic Robotics Laboratory has set a new world record in the 100-meter race.

Named Cassie, the robot achieved the feet in 24.73 seconds at OSU’s Whyte Track and Field Center, starting from a standing position and returning to that position after the sprint, with no falls.

Cassie was developed under the direction of Oregon State robotics professor Jonathan Hurst with a 16-month, $1 million grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency or DARPA.

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