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To get an idea of progress, here's state of the art 10 years ago. Note that the actuators are pneumatic pistons, not direct drive motors (very hard to control,
by 11thEarlOfMar 9y ago
To get an idea of progress, here's state of the art 10 years ago. Note that the actuators are pneumatic pistons, not direct drive motors (very hard to control, springy like muscles):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXwpIQMUikU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXwpIQMUikU
- viewtransform 9y agoDoes anyone know what breakthroughs in control systems have gone into making this possible ? Are there any papers describing how Boston Dynamics is programming this ? are they hardcoding the backflip from human data and then overlaying some stability code ? or is the backflip entirely generated by the underlying controls ?
- santaclaus 9y agoWhy is the robot wearing Plimsolls? Compliance and/or friction at the contact surface?