Monthly Archives: March 2007

Biped Robots Compared

Posted on 2007-03-15 by Ben Atkin

Watch Dexter, Anybots, Inc.‘s self-balancing robot. Then watch the video of Honda’s Asimo robot walking and then falling down while attempting to climb stairs (I know they’ve had successful stair-climbing demonstrations since). Quite a contrast, isn’t it? Dexter’s walk looks … Continue reading →

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Dynamically Balancing Biped Robot

Posted on 2007-03-14 by Ben Atkin

Valentine’s Day was fairly uneventful for me this year, but humankind made significant progress that day. Trevor Blackwell, a very smart man and a friend of Paul Graham, got his robot, Dexter, to walk with dynamic balancing. The video is … Continue reading →

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