Efficient bipedal robots based on passive-dynamic walkers

Science

Volumn 307, Issue 5712, 2005, Pages 1082-1085

  Collins, Steve ^a   Ruina, Andy ^b   Tedrake, Russ ^c   Wisse, Martijn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BIPEDAL ROBOTS; HUMAN LOCOMOTIONS; MECHANICAL DEVICES; PASSIVE-DYNAMIC WALKERS;

ROBOTS;

ROBOTICS;

ARTICLE; DEVICE; ENERGY TRANSFER; GRAVITY; KINEMATICS; LOCOMOTION; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; ROBOTICS; TORQUE; WALKING AID;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ENERGY METABOLISM; GAIT; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; MOTION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; ROBOTICS; WALKING;

EID: 13844306287     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1107799     Document Type: Article

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