Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 44.77
May 18, 2023
…Systems has approved the creation of a new subcommittee—F45.06 Legged Robot System. It will focus on developing standards for this type of robot regardless of its application be it industrial or service related. The new subcommittee will be chaired by F45 member Bowen Weng, a technical specialist at the Transportation Research Center in East Liberty, Ohio, and a Ph.D. candidate at The Ohio State University. ASTM defines scope of legged robot subcommittee “The scope of the Subcommittee is the development of a set of standards and testing procedures to evaluate the performance of the class of mobile robots primarily relying…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 43.71
July 20, 2023
…week proposed a method for testing the stability of legged robots. “Our goal is to develop detailed testing methods and measurements that can accurately evaluate the locomotion stability of a legged robot (i.e., walking without falling-over),” wrote ASTM member Bowen Weng, in a statement. “The primary objective is to ensure the robot's performance is safe and compatible enough to interact with humans in commercial and industrial environments.” Founded in 1898, ASTM International, formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials, said it collaboratively develops standards to improve the performance in manufacturing and materials, products and processes, and systems and services.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.76
May 16, 2023
ANYbotics, a Swiss robotics company specializing in legged robots, today announced that it raised $50 million in a recent Series B funding round. The Zurich, Switzerland-based company said its legged robot, ANYmal is highly mobile, ruggedized, and designed for industrial use. It is being used by companies such as PETRONAS, Shell, SLB, Outokumpu, Siemens Energy, BASF, and Vale to complete inspection tasks. ANYbotics was founded in 2016 and said its mission is to transform the way industries operate by automating manual and hazardous tasks. It primarily serves customers who work in oil and gas, chemicals, power, mining, metals and minerals,…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 32.12
June 06, 2021
…to new insights on how to build an energy-efficient legged teammate for dismounted warfighters. In a recent peer-reviewed PLOSE One paper, the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command, known as DEVCOM, Army Research Laboratory’s Alexander Kott, Sean Gart, and Jason Pusey offered new insights on how to build autonomous legged robots that operate as efficiently as any other ground mobile systems. Its use could lead to potentially important changes to Army vehicle development. Scientists said they may not know exactly why legged, wheeled, and tracked systems fit the same curve yet, but they are convinced their findings drive further inquiry.…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 31.07
July 28, 2022
…advance engineering and broadcasting technologies in the region.” Training legged robots As part of ROBOCON’s equestrian competition, engineers from Dreame’s Innovation Research Institute said they created training sessions for students centered on “robot motion control and planning algorithms.” “The students were required to develop a four-legged robotic horse to compete in sprint and obstacle competitions, testing the robots’ endurance, speed and ability to move independently during the competition,” the company said in a release. The company has experience in making legged robots, launching its first bionic quadruped robot in July 2021. The company noted that it is trying to build…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 30.52
December 31, 2021
…robotic arm Z1, which it mounted on its AlienGo legged robot. “The robotic arm is currently in a stage of rapid development with the evolution and direction of technology,” stated Wang Xingxing, CEO of Unitree Robotics. “We hope that it will enter our lives immediately.” He acknowledged the challenge of building an affordable and commercially useful system. “The current problem is cost control and the improvement of intelligence,” said Wang Xingxing, who revealed his Xdog design in 2016. Unlike Boston Dynamics' Spot, which costs about $75,000 (U.S.) and are being trialed in applications ranging from construction to security, Unitree's quardrupeds…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 29.14
November 26, 2022
…robotic system that enables a low-cost and relatively small legged robot to climb and descend numerous obstacles. The robot can travel up and down stairs nearly its own height. It can also traverse rocky, slippery, uneven, steep and varied terrain. In addition, the robot can walk across gaps, scale rocks and curbs, and even operate in the dark. “Empowering small robots to climb stairs and handle a variety of environments is crucial to developing robots that will be useful in people’s homes as well as search-and-rescue operations,” said Deepak Pathak, an assistant professor in UC Berkeley's Robotics Institute. “This system…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.92
June 27, 2021
…and valued at $1.1 billion. Createc learned about mobile, legged robots Createc employs nearly 30 technical experts in fields such as computer vision, robotics, nuclear measurement, and optics. The company said it can efficiently build prototype systems and develop them into full products. It noted that its N-Visage technology was used in the cleanup following the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan. “My motivation comes from bringing something completely new to life which results in the world being a better place,” Mellor said. “We look at the way we can do something, not where we can do it. Seeing all…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 27.69
April 01, 2023
…environment of 3,000 square meters. The success of the four-legged X20 robots in the trial reveals the potential for their deployment in search and inspection capacities, Hangzhou, China-based company said. The robots, developed by DEEP Robotics, look similar to dogs, which are often trained and used for inspection and search purposes. X20 takes on dangerous tasks The X20 is the latest edition in the DEEP Robotics Jueying series.The tasks it undertakes include power inspections, emergency rescues, public safety inspections, tunnel, mining and industrial site inspections, and construction site exploration. The robots have the capability to provide help in rough terrain…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 26.15
May 17, 2022
…moves, robots like Spot weren’t designed just to dance. Legged robots were built with real-world applications in mind, and thanks to recent advancements by the likes of Boston Dynamics, ANYbotics, and others, these machines are already leaving the lab and joining the workforce. Unlike their wheeled, tracked, and aerial counterparts, legged robots excel at traversing rough terrain and other types of unstructured environments. Their ability to climb, step, and crawl makes them uniquely adapted to certain applications and use cases in which wheeled bots simply wouldn’t work. These bots can be packed with a variety of sophisticated sensors, such as…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 22.46
May 01, 2023
…parties who have advocated for specific test standards for legged robots and the unique challenges they have in comparison with their wheeled counterparts. “The most common test method for legged robotics currently is a hockey stick,” stated Aaron Prather, director of Robotics and Autonomous Systems Programs at ASTM, “We have all seen the videos. The problem is, as a tester, I may push a bit harder than the next person, and we don’t know how to measure that force or make it consistent.” The committee approved assigning a task group to explore what types of tests would need to be…
Found in Robotics News & Content, with a score of 21.93
March 17, 2022
…mini-cheetah's strides. Their model-free reinforcement learning system helped the legged robot break the record for the fastest run recorded. The mini-cheetah has an indoor sprint of 3.9 meters per second (8.7 miles per hour), an outdoor 10-meter dash of 3.4 m/s (7.6 mph), and an indoor spin of 5.7 radians per second, according to the project's website. MIT News spoke to Gabriel Margolis, a Ph.D. student at MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), and Ge Yang, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of AI and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI), about just how fast the quadruped robot can run. Q:…
