Chemex Coffeemaker
MIT researchers create a robo-cheetah that runs and jumps off-leash
It’s not much of a looker when it comes to feline curves, but MIT’s robotic cheetah sure can run. It is novel in both its motors and the math that calculates how hard it springs across uneven terrain. In Scotland, bankers are preparing for the worst — a run on banks if Scots vote “yes” to separate from Britain on Thursday. And we look at the sexy brewing device for coffee that was a favorite of James Bond and is coming back into fashion. All that in today’s Global Scan.
