What am I Sappy Cat Blogging?
September 7, 2012
Seen on PopSci, the robot cheetah, developed by Boston Dynamics, set a new land speed record of 28.3 miles per hour –
The article also says that while the Cheetah runs tethered to an external power supply, they are about to launch the Wildcat which needs no external support. I have included the photos of the real cheetahs because this is Sappy Cat Blogging.
photo credit: Smithsonian
Gunsmoke and Knitting 
thanks for the real cheetahs is that one in snow?
Yes, the bottom photo is from the National Zoo – snow is sometimes a possibility in DC.