as in animal
a 2-footed animal
Human beings are bipeds.
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Recent Examples of biped
Humanoid endures freeze Unitree has staged a high-profile demonstration of its G1 humanoid robot’s ability to operate in some of the harshest natural conditions on Earth, sending the biped into the deep freeze of China’s far northwest.
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Most of the footprints are elongated and made by bipeds.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The project from the Artificial and Mechanical Intelligence group at the Italian Institute of Technology (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) has taken a child-like biped designed for AI research – the iCub – and aims to get it off the ground using jet power.
—Paul Ridden
june 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Beyond that, Kalouche has plans to integrate the GOAT leg into a variety of different robot morphologies, including monopods, bipeds, tripods, and that quadruped in the rendering above.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Aug. 2016
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Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Feb. 2026
Most of the footprints are elongated and made by bipeds.
—CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The project from the Artificial and Mechanical Intelligence group at the Italian Institute of Technology (Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia) has taken a child-like biped designed for AI research – the iCub – and aims to get it off the ground using jet power.
—Paul Ridden
june 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Beyond that, Kalouche has plans to integrate the GOAT leg into a variety of different robot morphologies, including monopods, bipeds, tripods, and that quadruped in the rendering above.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Aug. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for biped
Noun
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The tests did show, though, that the animals did not receive adequate care at the property.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The bill also allowed pharmacists to provide ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug often prescribed for animals, over-the-counter to adults without a prescription.—
Ana Goñi-Lessan,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Robert enjoys learning fun facts about different creatures and can talk about them with excitement and curiosity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Floating quietly in the water while these massive creatures moved through the ocean around us felt surreal, the kind of travel moment that lodges permanently in memory.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Interdiction of humans, that is, not quadrupeds.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Mar. 2026
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These mechanical quadrupeds, made by the likes of Boston Dynamics and Ghost Robotics, can patrol premises, scanning the perimeter for intruders, spies, and other ne’er-do-wells, and sound the alarm when holes in fences or other suspicious things are detected.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Biped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/biped. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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