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Comments on BlueBiped Passively-Powered Robotic Legs
Take a walk, and let gravity be your energy source. (Read
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| "Here is another video showing their efforts to create a more human-like set of passive robotic legs.
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| "How does this differ from the little toy animals you could buy 30 years ago, that were pulled by a weighted string and walked across the table?" (Peter Jacobs 11/1/2011 9:43:05 PM) |
| "@Peter
It doesn't. Passive-dynamic walking robots have been around for decades." ( 11/2/2011 2:29:23 AM) |
| "Thats true. But toymakers aren't trying to make exoskeletons for people using the same principles." ( 11/2/2011 4:25:38 PM) |
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