The 8 crazy animal robots you have to see to believe
Paul J. Heney
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Whether they use pneumatics, hydraulics, or some other type of motion control, robots are increasingly being modeled after the greatest designer of all—Mother Nature. Here’s a look at some of the most amazing designs you’ll see engineers working on today.
1. German robotic ape
The focus of this project, from the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence, is the design and development of intelligent structures for application in mobile robot systems, especially in walking machines. The ape project goal is to increase the efficiency of a complex walking robot by using intelligent structures. Rigid elements are extended to single subsystems—which provide an advantage to the overall system by delivering enhanced mobility and sensor information.
2. The HyQ quadriped
HyQ is a versatile quadruped robot that employs a combination hydraulic/electric actuation technology that was developed at the Department of Advanced Robotics at the Italian Institute of Technology. HyQ, which weighs 70 kg and is 1 meter long, is described by its designers as ...
For photos and descriptions of all 8 robots, I invite you to visit my blog, located at http://www.pneumatictips.com/3542/2014/06/featured/8-crazy-animal-robots-see-believe/
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10 年I took a look at the "German Robotic Ape." Very impressive! However, their much-touted "spine" is nothing more than a multi-directional, circular IGUS® cable-chain. There's nothing structural about it at all. The upper torso is positioned relative to the lower "hip" segment through the use of the six "Stewart platform" type actuators (like a standard "flight simulator" arrangement). Why they feel compelled to reference the "spine" as if it is something special is beyond me. If you follow the links to their site and look closely at this picture, you'll see what I mean: http://robotik.dfki-bremen.de/typo3temp/pics/15c555f7e9.jpg