Introspective Robot Learns to Walk(technovelgy.com)
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Introspective Robot Learns to Walk
http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=823
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http://ccsl.mae.cornell.edu/research/selfmodels/
link to actual research page.
The gait looks more like a limp. The idea is neat, but it needs more work with their gait--even undamaged.
link to actual research page.
The gait looks more like a limp. The idea is neat, but it needs more work with their gait--even undamaged.
"Towards the end of the video, the robot conceptualizes itself, determining its own structure using sensors built into each joint. Then, it thinks of different ways that it might move - walk - from place to place. Starfish can also sense damage to any of its legs or joints, and then compensate."