04 Mar 2022
Cassie Blue: A Bipedal Walking Robot

Cassie Blue: A Bipedal Walking Robot

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Dynamic Legged Locomotion Lab at the University of Michigan developed Cassie Blue, which is a bipedal robot with 20 degrees of freedom (dofs) that can navigate around and avoid obstacles. Photo credit: Dynamic Legged Locomotion Lab You can learn more about the concept of degrees of freedom (dofs) for robots in the article below: https://www.mecharithm.com/degrees-of-freedom-of-a-robot/ By combining the data from the LIDAR and IMU sensors in real-time, the bipedal walking robot is able to create an elevation map. The bipedal robot planning system uses a multi-layer local map to find the optimal path and a reactive system to compensate for…
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02 Jun 2020
6-Legged Robot to Mimic Ant Locomotion

6-Legged Robot to Mimic Ant Locomotion

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Note: The Ant Robot project was done during 2011 - 2013 when Madi was a master's student. The robot built in this LINK is inspired by our Ant Robot. Abstract Ants are six-legged insects that can carry loads ten times heavier than their body weight. Since having six legs, they are intrinsically stable. They are powerful and can carry heavy loads. For these reasons, a new parallel kinematic structure is proposed for a six-legged ant robot. The mechanical structure is designed and optimized in Solidworks. The mechanism has six legs, and only two DC motors actuate the six legs, so…
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