Read more biomechanics stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30109/biomechanics.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorFri, 25 May 2012 13:29:27 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/141178/military-cheetah-breaks-robot-sprinting-record.htmlKevin Spak<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=871296&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20120306152019' border='0' />Someday, the US may fight wars with an army of creepy robotic cheetahs. That's right, a Pentagon-funded robo-cheetah has been successfully tested, setting a new land-speed record for a machine with legs, the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency has announced. The cheetah hit a speed of 18mph, which makes it...Behold, the Robo-Cheetah.http://www.newser.com/story/141178/military-cheetah-breaks-robot-sprinting-record.htmlTue, 06 Mar 2012 15:20:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/26176/volvo-promises-crash-proof-car-by-2020.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=99749&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401013852' border='0' />Volvo executives have vowed to create an un-crashable, injury-proof car by 2020, Reuters reports. The car manufacturer is adapting technology developed for commercial aviation to create a vehicle that will take over the controls in a dangerous situation and brake or steer out of harm's way. Engineers are hopeful such...The new Volvo XC70 Wagon. Volvo has set a deadline for developing an injury proof uncrashable car. http://www.newser.com/story/26176/volvo-promises-crash-proof-car-by-2020.htmlThu, 01 May 2008 04:35:32 CDT