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Pneumatic Actuators Give Robot Cheetah-Like Acceleration

Cars That Think

Electric motors have helped bring legged robots into the mainstream, offering a straightforward and compact way of controlling robotic limbs with all the fancy control features you need for safe and nimble motion. But to make a robot run like a cheetah, it turns out that complicated control may not even be necessary.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Your correspondent borrowed the new A2B electric bicycle from Ultra Motors, a British firm, and took it for a spin in London. Every big carmaker seems to be developing one, and governments are vying with each other to support them. The ease with which you can slip in and out of traffic, without breaking into a sweat, is intoxicating.