Shareables This robot detects obstacles and jumps them like a cheetah May 29, 2015 - 8:01 pm Robots are becoming more and more sophisticated, and now can mimic the movements of animals.

As an obstacle approaches, the robot can now estimate the object's height and distance to perfectly time the jump to leap over the obstacle without falling, and the calculation takes just 100 ...

There are different types of jumping obstacles with varying heights up to about 5-feet, 3-inches at the tallest. Traditional vertical ones test the horse's ability to jump high.

A childlike grin spreads across 76-year-old Amar Bose's face as the vehicle does something most can't: jump over the board, like a cat bounding over a fallen log.

Kim and his team will now look to improve the robot further so that it can leap over obstacles on softer terrain such as grass. They will demonstrate the cheetah's new capabilities at the DARPA ...