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>A lot of Robonaut's actuator technology ended up in Baxter. Well, not exactly. Both Robonaut and Baxter used series-elastic actuators. But Robonaut didn't inv
by GlenTheMachine 8y ago
>A lot of Robonaut's actuator technology ended up in Baxter.
Well, not exactly. Both Robonaut and Baxter used series-elastic actuators. But Robonaut didn't invent them. This is kind of like saying that a lot of the tech from the lunar rover ended up in Tesla's. Sure, they both used electric motors and batteries. But Tesla's existence is in no way dependent on the lunar rover.
- cbames89 8y agoSure, my statement was based on rumors that I heard about Rethink taking a look at Robonaut with the covers off and the actuators looking eerily similar. But yes, Series elastic actuators weren't invented at NASA.