Average running speed for humans is between 6.4 and 8 mph depending on gender, etc. And if the obesity rates are correct, I think that it's probably a lot lower and for incredibly short bursts if anything.

Here's the record.

https://youtu.be/-2k7H3CIhoQ?si=DsNJqFaQcN6HVVp2

Strap a weapon to this bad boy, and howdy, you've got a war machine!

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Too bad for the elderly and disabled/differently abled.

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

But think of the cost savings!!! /S

[–] Crismus@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Yep. Just start burning the bodies of the weak and elderly every week. Then only the strongest survive. ..

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

:,(

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Agreed.

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also keep in mind that humans can run even faster if they do so on all fours.

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

And source paper.

By 2050, we are going to have only quadrupedal Olympic runners!

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn't there a cheetah bot that can burn a good clip. Dunno what its carrying capacity is, but I remember it could out run puny protestors.

[–] NegativeInf@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

After looking it up, it says about 8.86 mph after converting from 13 feet per second. Some sites say it's 13 mph, but I trust wired when they state 13 feet per second.

[–] Tiempo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 months ago

And is running in the most inefficient way possible