"Ostrich-Inspired Bipedal Robot Debuts" Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 29 Apr 2015 4:23 p.m. PST |
Christian Hubicki, a postdoc on the team, said, "It already appears that ATRIAS is three times more energy-efficient than any other human-sized bipedal robots. And this was the first time we've been able to show its abilities outside, in a far more challenging environment than anything in a laboratory."This efficiency means a little power goes a long way, allowing for smaller battery packs and lighter materials. The compact, two-legged design also could move with easy anywhere a human can. The four-legged design of robots like BigDog and Spot may be more stable, but ATRIAS is no pushover, so to speak: the last time we heard from the team, the robot was weathering an assault of dodgeballs without a problem. ATRIAS is funded by DARPA and is a collaboration with engineers and biologists at the University of Michigan, Carnegie Mellon and the Royal Veterinary College… link |
| Lion in the Stars | 30 Apr 2015 10:18 a.m. PST |
Dear lord, the Infinity Haqqislam "chickenbots" are actually a reasonable design?!?
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