Agility Robotics, a spin-off of Oregon State University, has designed a bipedal robot able to walk more like a human than any other robot to date. The robot, called the “Walking Man,” is made up of four parts: an arm, two legs, and a head. ATRIAS was the first machine to demonstrate human-like gait dynamics and implement spring-mass walking (reproducing the ground reaction forces and center-of-mass motion of human walking), but it was not a practical machine for any use other than science demonstration.” Agility Robotics claims that bipedal mobility is useful for performing search and rescue missions that are too dangerous for humans, and predicts that legged robots will be used to deliver parcels as part of automated logistics systems.
Agility Robotics, a spin-off of Oregon State University, has designed a bipedal robot able to walk more like a human than any other robot to date. The robot, called the “Walking Man,” is made up of four parts: an arm, two legs, and a head. Agility Robotics claims that bipedal mobility is useful for performing search and rescue missions that are too dangerous for humans, and predicts that legged robots will be used to deliver parcels as part of automated logistics systems.