Looks like a mechanical ostrich without the top part...
I can imagine many exciting applications, apart from sports, in the Geriatric & Arthritic Track Sports League (nearly 30 seconds to cover 100 metres Vs. Usain Bolt, 2009, under 10 seconds), such as deliveries of parcels (the knock on the door and Two Legs is here), or policing (chasing offenders along busy streets: OAPs and dwarves do break the law, sometimes...), among others.
https://newatlas.com/robotics/cassie-bipedal-robot-guinness-world-record-100-meters/?
Bipedal Cassie sets
Guinness World Record for robotic 100-meter sprint - newatlas.com A machine named
Cassie has set a Guinness World Record for the 100-meter dash by a bipedal
robot, and while it’s far from the blistering pace of the world’s best
athletes, it is an impressive ... newatlas.com |