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NOTE: 11am sharp, Hamburg Hall 1000
Abstract
Honda announced a humanoid robot with two legs and two arms in
December 20 1996. The robot walks not only forward and backward but
also diagonally either to the right and left, and turns into any
direction as well. The robot also can steadily walk up and down
staircase without missing a step, and push a cart with coordinated
movement of its legs and arms. This robot with its unique posture
stability control can keep its balance against unexpected disturbances
such as irregularities and unevenness on the floor surface.
This talk will present an outline of the structure and functions of the
robot with video, along with the development history. The basic principle of
robot's posture recovery control will be also briefly explained.
For appointments, please contact Stephanie Riso: riso@andrew.cmu.edu
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