Robot gives insight into how cats walk and other tech news

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LJ Rich looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including:

  • Royal Mail announces a trial of autonomous drones to deliver packages remotely from the mainland UK to the Isles of Scilly
  • Tesla suspends the option to purchase its vehicles using Bitcoin due to climate change concerns, its CEO Elon Musk says in a tweet
  • A four-legged robot which reproduces the neuromuscular dynamics of cats is developed at Osaka University. Live animal experiments are strictly controlled so the robot will allow a greater understanding of how four-legged animals move without using living creatures

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