Little Dog Robot, Kid Sibling of Big Dog Robot
March 28 2008 / by Accel Rose
Category: Technology Year: General Rating: 1
Here’s a cool video of the Little Dog Robot, kid sibling of the
Big Dog Robot that
wowed the blogosphere last week. Also a product of Boston Dynamics
“LittleDog is a quadruped robot for research on learning
locomotion. Scientists at leading institutions use LittleDog to
probe the fundamental relationships among motor learning, dynamic
control, perception of the environment, and rough terrain
locomotion.”
“LittleDog has four legs, each powered by three electric motors. The legs have a large range of motion and workspace. The motors are strong enough for dynamic locomotion, including climbing. The onboard PC-level computer does sensing, actuator control and communications. LittleDog’s sensors measure joint angles, motor currents, body orientation and foot/ground contact.”
Also be sure to check out this newer Big Bog Robot video (below
the fold):
