Concept and architeture of a centaur robot

Satoshi Tsuda; Yohsuke Oda; Kuniya Shinozaki; Ryohei Nakatsu

doi:10.1117/12.784497

9 January 2008 Concept and architeture of a centaur robot

Satoshi Tsuda, Yohsuke Oda, Kuniya Shinozaki, Ryohei Nakatsu

Proceedings Volume 6794, ICMIT 2007: Mechatronics, MEMS, and Smart Materials; 67942I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784497
Event: ICMIT 2007: Mechatronics, MEMS, and Smart Materials, 2007, Gifu, Japan

Abstract

Recently various types of robots are being studied and developed, which can be classified into two groups: humanoid type and animal types. Since each group has its own merits and demerits, a new type of robot is expected to emerge with greater strengths and fewer weaknesses. In this paper we propose a new type of robot called the "Centaur Robot" by merging the concepts of these two types of robots. This robot has a human-like upper body and a four-legged animal-like lower body. Due to this basic architecture, the robot has several merits, including human-like behaviors. It can also walk smoothly and stably even on non-smooth ground. We describe the basic concept of our centaur robot and then explain its hardware and software architectures as well as its merits.

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Satoshi Tsuda, Yohsuke Oda, Kuniya Shinozaki, and Ryohei Nakatsu "Concept and architeture of a centaur robot", Proc. SPIE 6794, ICMIT 2007: Mechatronics, MEMS, and Smart Materials, 67942I (9 January 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.784497

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