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an animal that has four feet
Horses and cows are quadrupeds.
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Recent Examples of quadruped
The system’s Targeting Electronics Optical Box (TEOB) provides onboard computing for day and night operations, allowing the quadruped to identify, track, and engage multiple targets with high precision at extended ranges.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
The exploit impacts Unitree’s Go2 and B2 quadrupeds and G1 and H1 humanoids.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
Dogs can bark, but robots can talk back Even the most advanced quadruped robot on the market today can’t match a real dog’s innate sense of smell or its highly developed navigational instincts.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The quadruped bot has four legs that can be equipped with wheels instead of conventional foot pads.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
To test the quadruped and learn how to adapt them for extraterrestrial environments, in August 2025, the research team took a second trip to White Sands National Park in New Mexico to test the quadruped in rugged terrrain most similiar to Mars.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
This is another quadruped exercise that works the glutes, improving the stability and strength of the hip joint.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
More Kent Nishimura/AP A robotic quadruped, also known as a robot dog, during the US Army's 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025
The exploit impacts Unitree’s Go2 and B2 quadrupeds and G1 and H1 humanoids.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
Dogs can bark, but robots can talk back Even the most advanced quadruped robot on the market today can’t match a real dog’s innate sense of smell or its highly developed navigational instincts.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
The quadruped bot has four legs that can be equipped with wheels instead of conventional foot pads.
—New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
To test the quadruped and learn how to adapt them for extraterrestrial environments, in August 2025, the research team took a second trip to White Sands National Park in New Mexico to test the quadruped in rugged terrrain most similiar to Mars.
—Jennifer Kite-Powell, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
This is another quadruped exercise that works the glutes, improving the stability and strength of the hip joint.
—Jakob Roze, Health, 19 Aug. 2025
More Kent Nishimura/AP A robotic quadruped, also known as a robot dog, during the US Army's 250th Anniversary Parade in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quadruped
Noun
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Elaine said the song resonates with her because of her dedication to raising awareness for animal rescue charities.—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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In animal trials, the devices successfully navigated through the circulatory system and reached target brain regions autonomously, delivering localized stimulation with micrometer precision.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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On Tuesday night the onstage performer inhabiting the creature created by Tahra Zafar was Arti Shah, and it was voiced by James Hameed.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Domenic Biagini, who owns and operates Gone Whale Watching San Diego, captured footage of the massive group of dolphins, estimating that there were between 2,000 and 7,000 of the sea creatures swimming together.—
Michael Nied,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Quadruped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quadruped. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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