Flame Is A Robot But Walks Like A Human - And Soccer Playing TUlip Is Coming Next
Friday, May 23, 2008 - 00:28
in Mathematics & Economics
Robocup 2008 will be a lot more interesting with the addition of more realistic soccer-playing robots. So realistic some can even walk like people. Researcher Daan Hobbelen of TU Delft has developed Flame - a new, highly-advanced walking robot. This type of research, for which Hobbelen will receive his PhD on Friday 30 May, provides insight into how people walk. If you try to teach a robot to walk, you will discover how complex an activity it is. Walking robots have been around since the seventies but some, like factory robots, are limited in flexibility. TU Delft is a pioneer in the other method used for constructing walking robots, based on the way humans walk. read more
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