Title :
Design of a Biomimetic Spine for the Humanoid Robot Robota
Author :
Roos, Lorenzo ; Guenter, Florent ; Guignard, Andre ; Billard, Aude G.
Author_Institution :
Learning Algorithms & Syst. Lab., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne
Abstract :
This paper presents a prototype of 3 degrees-of-freedom articulated spine for the doll-shaped humanoid robot Robota. This work follows an approach that emphasizes the need for a high human-likeliness in both the external features of the robot and in the kinematics of its motions to enhance human-robot interactions. The design of a spinal cord for our humanoid robot satisfies both criteria in providing offering a smooth human-like parallel means of bending forward and sideways
Keywords :
biomimetics; humanoid robots; neurophysiology; robot kinematics; Robota; biomimetic spine design; doll-shaped humanoid robot; human-likeliness; human-robot interaction; humanoid torso; robot kinematics; spinal cord design; Autism; Biomimetics; Education; Educational robots; Human robot interaction; Humanoid robots; Laboratories; Prototypes; Service robots; Torso;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006. BioRob 2006. The First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0040-6
DOI :
10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639108
