Ferrari among robots - mechanical Cheetah cheetah

Once a fantasy – today almost ordinary: a robot-cheetah, which can get for the soul of a robot-android.

For five years of work at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology made a robot-cheetah Cheetah, which can reach speeds of up to 20 km / h, jump to a height of about half a meter “and gracefully landing, continue to gallop.” Gallop 15 minutes - so long as enough battery charge. The Cheetah weighs about as much as its live prototype, its steps silent.

“This is a Ferrari among robots: we took everything that was most expensive to take and perfected it,” said Sanbae Kim, professor of mechanical engineering.

RT describes the technological side of the case:

“Sensors located on the limbs of the robot constantly measure the angle of support of its legs, after which the collected information is sent to the onboard computer, which processes the data obtained by the inertial control unit, which is used in the control of drones and ballistic missiles.

The key to an algorithm to move a robot’s limbs the way a big cat does lies in applying a certain force the second the foot touches the ground to maintain a given speed, making it look like a sprinter. Simply put, the greater the desired speed, the greater the force that propels the robot forward.



Source: ridus.ru