03-19-2008, 11:54 AM
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prrrrr.....
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Originally Posted by Phædrus
Actually, they've discovered the secret to making a robot stay upright; weak knees. If the knees are stiff and it gets kicked, the robot is going over. But if the knees are flexible, they absorb some of the force and it's a lot harder to tip it over. All it needs to be that stable is flexible knees, a gyroscope, and some pretty simple software.
Jumping, though, I'm not so sure on.
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It's simple for it to recognize that it is falling over, but the processing speed needed to react to stay upright it pretty amazing.
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