Comments on BlueBiped Passively-Powered Robotic Legs
Take a walk, and let gravity be your energy source. (Read
the complete story)
"Here is another video showing their efforts to create a more human-like set of passive robotic legs.
"
(Bill Christensen 11/1/2011 6:15:04 PM)
"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)
Tediously, spammers have returned; if you have a comment, send it to bill at this site (include the story name) and I'll post it.
More Articles
LLM 'Cognitive Core' Now Evolving
'Their only check on the growth and development of Vulcan 3 lay in two clues: the amount of rock thrown up to the surface... and the amount of the raw materials and tools and parts which the computer requested.'
Centipede Robots Down On The Farm
'...the walking mills of Puffy Products began to tread delicately on their centipede legs across the wheat fields of Kansas.'