Walking – FOP Shvachko V. V.

LEONARDO, the Bipedal Robot, Can Ride a Skateboard and Walk a Slackline

2021-10-09

| 2020s, Intelligent, Self-propelled systems, Walking systems

Researchers at Caltech have built a bipedal robot that combines walking with flying to create a new type of locomotion, making it exceptionally nimble and capable of complex movements. Part walking robot, part flying drone, the newly developed LEONARDO (short for LEgs ONboARD drOne, or LEO for short) can walk a slackline, hop, and even…

”Plusjack” Walking harvester

2012-08-11

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| 1990s, 2000s, Ground transportation, Industry, Mobile robots, Research, Semi-automatic, Walking systems

Six-legged walking harvester “Plusjack” was developed in 1999 by the “Plustech” Finnish company (the advanced research and development unit of “Timberjack”, now a “John Deere” company).[1][7] Plusjack Walking harvester. [5] Harvester has been designed to navigate the difficult terrain (e.g. steep slopes), with the implementation of the principle of applying the minimum damage to…