--- description: A new robot cheetah from MIT can run without a tether. title: New Robot Cheetah Can Run (And Jump) Without a Tether image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Innovation](/tag/innovation/) ## Innovation Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # New Robot Cheetah Can Run (And Jump) Without a Tether by [Ryan Sager](/author/ryan-sager/) ## Ryan Sager Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2014 3:10 AM CUT by [Ryan Sager](/author/ryan-sager/) ## Ryan Sager Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 16, 2014 3:10 AM CUT (via [MIT News](http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/mit-cheetah-robot-runs-jumps-0915 "undefined")) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3380906/robot-cheetah-runs-no-tether/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3380906/robot-cheetah-runs-no-tether/"},"headline":"New Robot Cheetah Can Run (And Jump) Without a Tether","datePublished":"2014-09-16T03:10:07.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:03:10.744Z","description":"'Our robot can be silent and as efficient as animals. The only things you hear are the feet hitting the ground,' says researcher.","url":"https://time.com/3380906/robot-cheetah-runs-no-tether/","keywords":["Innovation","Tech"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Ryan Sager","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ryan-sager/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/innovation/","name":"Innovation"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3380906/robot-cheetah-runs-no-tether/","name":"New Robot Cheetah Can Run (And Jump) Without a Tether"}}]}] ```