Baseball Robots Based on Sensory-Motor Integration

Abstract

In this paper, we provide an overview of the baseball robots we have developed. The system is composed of a high-speed hand-arm, a high-speed bipedal mechanism, and high-speed vision. By integrating these components, the system can perform feedback-based reactive motion in real time, unlike commonly used systems based on prediction and learning, to achieve high-speed movement. Using the characteristics, the system is able to perform baseball-relevant actions that require dynamic and high-speed body movements, including running, hitting, and fielding.