Video: This jumping robot cheetah brings the rise of the machines a step closer

Robots might be catching up with humans in many other fields, but we probably thought we'd at least keep the advantage of spatial awareness.

If you were being chased by a metallic beast you could just hop a fence and make your escape...until now. Students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a robot cheetah which can detect objects up ahead and then effortlessly hurdle them. Thank God they didn't give the thing teeth and a head. It looks like even the robot Olympics will be dominated by America... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_luhn7TLfWU If you're not mauled by a mechanical cheetah, this test shows how likely it is that a robot will be doing your job in the future. H/T Popular Mechanics