A robot cheetah that jumps and runs across rough terrain, climbs over debris, and maintains balance when being pushed around, despite having to rely on 'blind locomotion', has been developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The robot is designed to navigate obstacles despite containing no on-board cameras or external environmental sensors. The MIT team envisages its robot carrying out tasks too dangerous for humans, such as search-and-rescue missions. Cheetah 3 has new hardwar