Efficient Bipedal Robots Based on Passive-Dynamic Walkers

Author:

Collins Steve1234,Ruina Andy1234,Tedrake Russ1234,Wisse Martijn1234

Affiliation:

1. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, USA.

2. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

3. Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Center for Bits and Atoms, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.

4. Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, NL-2628 CD Delft, Netherlands.

Abstract

Passive-dynamic walkers are simple mechanical devices, composed of solid parts connected by joints, that walk stably down a slope. They have no motors or controllers, yet can have remarkably humanlike motions. This suggests that these machines are useful models of human locomotion; however, they cannot walk on level ground. Here we present three robots based on passive-dynamics, with small active power sources substituted for gravity, which can walk on level ground. These robots use less control and less energy than other powered robots, yet walk more naturally, further suggesting the importance of passive-dynamics in human locomotion.

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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