Robot 'learns' to walk like a toddler

February 18, 2005 

Engineer Russ Tedrake has designed a robot that is engineered to walk like a human. Tedrake did his work in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 
The robot uses a method called "passive-dynamics" to move, taking advantage of gravity and kinetic energy to move its limbs. This approach differs from standard motorized robots (such as the famed Asimo), and requires only a small fraction of the energy to achieve the same amount of locomotion. 
These passive-dynamic robots have sensors that collect information two hundred times every second, constantly sending new instructions to the motors. The sensors also dictate the course of actuators that control tension in the robot's ankles.
Robot ' learns ' to walk like a toddler February 18 , 2005 Engineer Russ Tedrake has designed a robot that is engineered to walk like a human . Tedrake did his work in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology . The robot uses a method called " passive - dynamics " to move , taking advantage of gravity and kinetic energy to move its limbs . This approach differs from standard motorized robots ( such as the famed Asimo ) , and requires only a small fraction of the energy to achieve the same amount of locomotion . These passive - dynamic robots have sensors that collect information two hundred times every second , constantly sending new instructions to the motors . The sensors also dictate the course of actuators that control tension in the robot 's ankles .
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