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True, but doesn't this mean that biped robots wouldn't be required to expend energy when walking downhill? Depending on the application, it can greatly increase
by artmageddon 15y ago
True, but doesn't this mean that biped robots wouldn't be required to expend energy when walking downhill? Depending on the application, it can greatly increase the time that a robot can be in use.
- pavel_lishin 15y agoIt might be pretty difficult to build a robot that can both walk passively downhill, and walk actively uphill. Can that thing walk downhill over an uneven terrain?
- artmageddon 15y agoBigDog was able to go both uphill and downhill, as well as even be kicked from the side while maintaining balance. Good point regarding being passive, I figured that somehow the robot would figure out the slope and provide extra power when the terrain was uneven or if it would be unable to maintain a given speed passively.
- pavel_lishin 15y agoBigDog didn't walk downhill passively, did it?
- artmageddon 15y agoNo, it didn't. Sorry if that's how it came across - I was just supposing that this concept could be use to extend the life of a robot such as BigDog or others by controlling how passive it was in response to downhill slopes.