DynamicallyBalancingBipedRobot

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  • Robot walks independently with dynamic balancing

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    Jeannie Choe
    Jeannie Choe
    02.28.2007

    We're still chuckling about Asimo's sad little tumble last year, but Anybots' breakthrough dynamically balancing biped robot, Dexter, is no laughing matter. While he's sans arms for now, the 135-pound, 5'10" robot is being celebrated for the sole fact that he isn't pre-programmed and can support his own strut -- and supposedly, he'll soon be able to run. Dexter's partner in crime is Monty, a two-wheeled, two-armed bot with one fully articulated, 18-motor gripper hand. Driven by compressed air and controlled remotely by a human operator, both of these humanoid robots were developed with the intent to be of assistance in various household and industrial tasks. [Via Slashdot]Read - Anybots' Dexter and Monty humanoid robotsRead - Video of Dexter taking shoves from Monty