Scientists have created a robot that can move around just like an insect, powered by a simple circuit capable of generating many complex behaviours. The circuit employs chaos theory the idea that systems are very sensitive to small changes, which can quickly become magnified. The robot, called AMOS, can use its simple circuit to respond to light and sound, pull its foot out of a hole, or run away from obstacles thrown in its path. Read the original research here: dx.doi.org and Nature's news story here: www.nature.com

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Find out more about the locomotion unit and the full robot systems at Hizook.com -- www.hizook.com

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The pendulum inside of the spherical robot is lifted in the direction of travel, and rotated to change the direction of travel. The rotundus robot's proposed sensors are cameras, microphones, gas and smoke detectors, heat sensors, etc. www.rotundus.se

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History of robot locomotion

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Snake Robot by university student. It's too curious, confuse, and so cute!! Interest? Yes. It's 400000 US dollor.

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One of the test runs of KOLT, a 150 pound autonomous robot quadruped modelled after a goat, in Professor Ken Waldron's Robotic Locomotion Laboratory (Stanford University). The trot speed is roughly 1.7m/s. We first nudge the machine to maintain position; it then proceeds to control its speed and position by itself. The research goal is a 5-7m/s gallop. [Test run by Joaquin Estremera, Paul C, Surya Singh]

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The goal is to cross gravel, and this method avoids getting jammed with small rocks like treads do, but spreads out the robot's weight in the same way that treads would.

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This is the more advanced version of this robot, created by the University of Southern California. The robot is completely autonomous and trained by machine learning algorithms. The video is real-time, ie, not sped up.

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This is the video for the Journal Paper 2012 about Human-Inspired Bipedal Robotic Locomotion: Walking and Stair Climbing

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This robotic concept uses a braided mesh that can be continuously deformed to create smooth waves of motion. The improvements in kinematics result in a much faster and effective motion. You can learn more at www.peristalticmayhem.com

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In this video, we demo how we implement a simple proportional controller to keep the motion of the robot going up the roof straight.

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A new snake robot developed at SINTEF and NTNU is able to propel itself forwards by pushing on obstacles. We call this method of propulsion "obstacle aided locomotion". The robot uses tactile sensors mounted on each blue and white module to sense the obstacles and push itself forwards. The motions are not pre-programmed. Visit www.advancedrobotics.no or http for more information.

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The Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) at Virginia Tech is a facility for graduate and undergraduate robotics research and education with an emphasis on studying novel mobile robot locomotion strategies. www.me.vt.edu

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META is the modified version of our previous rescue robot equipped with TTW locomotion mechanism. It uses overlapped TTW configuration for faster stair climbing. implementation of TTW locomotion mechanism (Amir H. Soltanzadeh, Ahmad Chitsazan) for high

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As part of the DARPA Learning Locomotion program, Dr. Stefan Schaal at the University of Southern California's Computational Learning and Motor Control Lab is investigating legged locomotion with the quadruped robot Little Dog developed by Boston Dynamics.

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This Week in Engineering -- Extinguishing fires with electricity; robot locomotion inspired by worms; an implanted neural computer interface operates over 1000 days; snails in space; and quadrocopters that play tennis.

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A quick overview of Anthony and his new mechanical structure.

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Locomotion of the Cub3 modular robot, composed of 3 MY1 modules. The coordination is achieved by means of sinusoidal generators goo.gl

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Read more at publications.csail.mit.edu and www.botjunkie.com

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We nick-named the pegs our "Karate Kid" terrain. What's cool is that this robot can do such careful footplacement - but also more dynamic (lunging) motions, too. (See "LittleDog at MIT" video) Please note that this video has been SPED UP by a factor of 3! [Robot Locomotion Group, MIT]

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This video is edited for the final presentation in VVV09 summer school.

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Project website: birg.epfl.ch Autonomous modular robots are expected to adapt in the face of a dynamic environment, unexpected tasks and/or module failures. There are two levels of adaptation: (1) the modular robot can adapt its locomotion gait using its many degrees of freedom and the inherent redundancy, and (2) the robot may self-reconfigure to adapt also its morphology. In both cases, the robot has to learn (adapt) it's locomotion gait online. We have developed a learning algorithm that allows the robot to autonomously optimize it's locomotion. The video shows how a simple robot that had previously been evolved with an evolutionary algorithm learns how to walk. Locomotion is controlled by central pattern generators, a model of neural oscillators that control locomotion in animals.

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This video demonstrates the CMU control software for the LittleDog robot, designed and manufactured by Boston Dynamics Inc. The capabilities demonstrated here were developed as part of the DARPA Learning Locomotion project, which focuses on planning and control for legged robots over rough terrain. Software by Matt Zucker, with additional contributions by Elliot Cuzzillo and Alex Grubb. See www.cs.cmu.edu for more info.

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HyQ is a new versatile quadruped robot with hydraulic+electric actuation developed at the Department of Advanced Robotics at the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT). HyQ is fast, robust, actively compliant and ready for versatile locomotion. It weighs 70kg and is 1m long. This video shows balancing and outdoor tests with HyQ at IIT. It shows walking over unperceived obstacles using active compliance and IMU for stabilization. Visit our project website for more information: www.iit.it

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Snake robots can use their many internal degrees of freedom to thread through tightly packed volumes accessing locations that people and machinery otherwise cannot use. Moreover, these highly articulated devices can coordinate their internal degrees of freedom to perform a variety of locomotion capabilities that go beyond the capabilities of conventional wheeled and the recently developed legged robots. The true power of these devices is that they are versatile, achieving behaviors limited to crawling, climbing, and swimming.

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Centipede robot locomotion with body oscillation controller.

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Read more at www.botjunkie.com and lis.epfl.ch

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Short video demonstrating the capabilities of Alabama Lunabotics modular robot. This video features the base which provides locomotion, communication, and power. For more info checkout www.AlabamaLunabotics.com Wish us luck for our competition this May 2012! www.nasa.gov Video by: Adam Melton

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A short video describing the capabilities and characteristics of the Adelopod. This robot is part of current research in the Center for Distributed Robotics.

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This was a project within the frame of the class "Bio-Inspired Motor Control and Robot Locomotion" hold at ETH Zurich. The hopping monopod is modeled as a two body system. Spring-damper elements and actuators are included between body and leg and in the linear extension of the leg. The simulation shows active height, body pitch and speed control. A position control with set point filter is used to bring the hopper back to the origin to conduct somersaults. The somersaults are feed forward controlled. Inspired by Marc Raiberts Legged Robots at MIT www.youtube.com www.ai.mit.edu

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This robot uses one single motor to change direction, right itself, and jump. Developed by Jianguo Zhao, Ning Xi, Bingtuan Gao, Matt W. Mutka, and Li Xiao at Michigan State University. Read more at spectrum.ieee.org

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The 23-cm-tall robot, called Runbot, adapts to unfamiliar terrain in an instinctive way - exploiting the process thought to explain the way animals control locomotion - has been developed by European researchers

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Read more: technology.newscientist.com A new robot modelled after a grasshopper can jump higher than any robot ever has before.

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Have a lot of fun playing with robotics and linux!!

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