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The left and right front/hind legs moving in sync looks unnatural. I wonder if this is ultimately the best way to distribute weight and balance of a four-legged
by jader201 11y ago
The left and right front/hind legs moving in sync looks unnatural. I wonder if this is ultimately the best way to distribute weight and balance of a four-legged object, and why living four-legged creatures do not run like this?
Alternatively, would it be better if the robots also ran more life-like, or is there a benefit (besides the ease and simplicity of engineering the physics) to the robots running like this? I.e. will they ultimately have the robots running more life-like?
- Sputum 11y agothis is how cheetahs run http://giphy.com/gifs/animal-running-7lz6nPd56aHh6 http://giphy.com/gifs/animal-running-7lz6nPd56aHh6
- gadders 11y agoThat's how they run flat out. Do they alter their gait like horses, I wonder?
- jader201 11y agoActually, if you slow it down, the left/right legs are stil not quite perfectly in sync (at least not in this case): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuyeVN7PuTM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuyeVN7PuTM
- oldpond 11y agoCorrect, and it's clear the machine does a little correction cycle after it lands. Very cool though. Now they need to work this into the pathfinding algorithms.
- mrgoldenbrown 11y agoRabbits run (or is it hop?) like that - front paws side by side, rear paws side by side.
- jmilloy 11y agoI noticed the opposite in this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE3fmFTtP9g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE3fmFTtP9g Which is to say, it looks more natural and more balanced with the legs out of sync.