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The Yobotics-IHMC Lower Body Humanoid Robot

Jerry Pratt, Ben Krupp, Victor Ragusila, John R. Rebula, Twan Koolen, Niels van Nieuwenhuizen, Chris Shake, Travis Craig, John R. Taylor, Greg Watkins, Peter Neuhaus, Matthew Johnson, Steve Shooter, Keith W. Buffinton, Fabian Canas, John Carff, William C. Howell

Year
2009
Citations
21

Abstract

This video highlights work to date on the Yobotics-IHMC lower body humanoid robot. The robot is a twelve degree-of-freedom robot with force controllable series elastic actuators at each degree of freedom. Control algorithms utilize virtual model control, and foot placement is determined using capture regions. The robot can recover from moderate disturbances and walk on flat ground. Ongoing work is focused on improving robustness to disturbances, walking more quickly and efficiently, and walking over rough terrain.

Keywords

Humanoid robotRobustness (evolution)TerrainRobotComputer scienceRobot controlActuatorRobot kinematicsSimulationComputer vision

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