Robot mimics almost all the major muscles in a human



Weight was one thing, but the researchers also tried to mimic the muscle torque and joint speeds. Kenshiro’s total power output is 5 times greater than Kojiro (an earlier robot), allowing it to do things like the gymnastics-like leg lift in the video. Kenshiro can get almost the same amount of joint torque as a human, with joint angular speed not quite at human level, at 70-100 degrees per second. It’s a trade-off in weight and power: bigger and stronger motors are often heavier.


Nakanishi is working on robotics start-up called SCHAFT Inc. which will participate in the DARPA Robotics Challenge.

SOURCE – IEEE Spectrum


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