Robot that Runs 5K - World 1st
Robot Completes Outdoor Run in 53 Minutes Source: Oregon State University Cassie the Robot Makes Robotic History Cassie, a bipedal robot developed at Oregon State University, has made history by being the first robot to run a 5K race. She finished the 3.1 mile course in 53 minutes, which is almost as good of a running time as that of the average human runner who can run the same distance in 30 to 40 minutes. The technology and split second adjustments this feat took are considered major milestones in robotics. DARPA Funded Project Cassie was created by students in the University's Dynamic Robotics Lab under the guidance of Robotics Professor and Agility Robotics co-founder Jonathan Hurst. To build Cassie they used biomechanics, existing robot control technologies and new machine learning tools. Cassie is the first bipedal robot to use machine learning to control her run. Agility Robotics produced Cassie. The US Defense Department's