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TecFoot Condor

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Category: Walking
Progress: In Progress
Cost: £200+
Time to Build: ongoing since 2000

TecFoot is a two foot high biped robot with ultrasonic obstacle detectors, underfoot tactile sensors, five servos and dynamically steps from one foot to another using the elasticity of the frame and tendons to store and release energy as it does so.

http://www.davidbuckley.net/DB/TecFoot.htm

 

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robots42's picture

http://www.davidbuckley.net/D

by robots42 - 01/04/2011 - 10:26am

http://www.davidbuckley.net/DB/TecFoot.htm


The link given above has videos and leads to


http://www.davidbuckley.net/DB/YouTubeVideos.htm#TF-Condor@Liverpool


with more and later and better videos. The still is from the video


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2RH6Lruub4&feature=player_embedded


TecFoot Condor now has IR wiskers as well. There is a build manual at


http://www.davidbuckley.net/DB/TecFootManual/TecFoot.htm


The two TecFoots - Condor and WildEagle - have wandered about and interacted with well over 1000 adults and children at various Science Fairs.

WhiteCrow's picture

Awesome robot! Intriguing

by WhiteCrow - 12/27/2010 - 3:56pm

Awesome robot! Intriguing idea about the tendons.

How well does it walk? Any videos yet?