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MIT Mini Cheetah

A quadruped robot project developed by MIT's Biomimetic Robotics Laboratory that validated the quasi-direct-drive actuator approach. The project has had a lasting influence on the open-source robotics community and served as a reference design for subsequent legged robot research and development.

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High-performance solutions such as the MIT Mini Cheetah tend to use low reduction ratios below 6:1 paired with high-torque motors to preserve good backdrivability.

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High-performance solutions such as the MIT Mini Cheetah tend to use low reduction ratios below 6:1 paired with high-torque motors to preserve good backdrivability.

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