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This research aims to develop the biped walking robot that can walk on the horizontal ground and improve walking efficiency by utilizing the theory of the passive walking robot, namely the pendulum principle. For that, two motors were installed on the hip of the robot to generate the control torques to perform a walking motion. The computer simulations with dynamic model were carried out to investigate the walking capability of the system. Experimental robot was developed considering the calculated results. The proportional control law was used in walking experiment. The robot can walk on the horizontal ground with the proposed method.
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This work was presented in part at the 18th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Daejeon, Korea, January 30–February 1, 2013.
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Lee, J.H., Okamoto, S., Koike, H. et al. Development and motion control of a biped walking robot based on passive walking theory. Artif Life Robotics 19, 68–75 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-013-0132-y
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-013-0132-y