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Headless ‘cheetah bot’ breaks human and robot speed records
Are we the only ones who are a little creeped out by this headless robot cheetah that can run 28.3 miles per hour? According to PC Mag, the 4-legged robot was created by the Defense Advance Research Projects Agency (DARPA), which based its design on real cheetahs, which are the…
Mohawked flight director becomes surprise hit of Mars Curiosity landing
Usain Bolt may have rocketed to victory in the Men’s 100 final on Sunday, but thousands of miles away, another man was rising to prominence with great speed. The Mars Curiosity Landing, which made a safe touch down on the red planet at 06.14 BST today, wasn’t just a further…
Phelps wins gold in last Olympic race of his career
US great Michael Phelps bowed out of Olympic competition in golden style Saturday as Britain’s Jessica Ennis provided theLondon Games’ signature moment with a dazzling heptathlon win. As Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake made their first appearance on the track, Phelps made sure of his 18th Olympic title — and 22nd medal overall — in the 4x100m medley relay,…
Humans wouldn’t do well in all-species Olympics: study
Human beings would be made to look decidedly unimpressive were animals allowed to compete in the Olympics — outperformed by the likes of kangaroos, gorillas and ostriches, a science paper said. Usain Bolt, currently the world’s fastest man, may just be able to outrun a Dromedary camel but would trail…
Bolt prepared to run four events in London
Jamaican track star Usain Bolt could win four track golds at the Olympics after admitting he may run the 4×400 metres relay. The 25-year-old comes into the London Games as the defending champion in the 100 and 200m as well as the 4x100m relay. But he hasn’t ruled out the…
Usain Bolt: New start blocks too small for my feet
Usain Bolt scorched to his third 100m victory on his European tour as part of his warm-up for the Jamaican Olympic trials, but was left bemoaning a change to the starting blocks which he says slows him down. Bolt, who stands 1.96m (6’5″) tall and boasts a whopping UK size…
Bolt says he must move on after 100m false start
Jamaican Usain Bolt Monday insisted that he will not dwell on his sensational disqualification from the men’s 100m final at the world championships because of a false start. The 25-year-old, who has been the unchallenged star of world sprinting in recent years, lost out in his bid to defend his…
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