Agility labs has unveiled a dynamic walking robot called Cassie that can do a range of tasks , from delivering parcels to helping search and rescue operations . Cassie is built on a simple spring - mass model , which was first designed to explain animal movements and running gaits , a concept that is sometimes referred to as an " ostrich bot " . Agility Robotics is a spin - off firm of engineers from Oregon State University and is funded by a $ 1 m , 000 grant from the Defense Advanced Transportation Projects Program ( DARPA ) , the research arm of the US Department of transportation .
Agility Robotics has unveiled a dynamic walking robot called Cassie that can do a range of tasks, from delivering parcels to helping search and rescue operations. Cassie is built on a simple spring-mass model, which was first designed to explain animal walking and running gaits, a concept that is sometimes referred to as an "ostrich bot". Agility Robotics is a spin-off firm of engineers from Oregon State University and is funded by a $1m, 16-month grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the research arm of the US Department of Defense.