Title :
A robot that grows like human
Author :
Takanobu, Hideaki ; Imai, Hidenori ; Yokota, Keishi ; Suzuki, Kenji ; Miura, Hirofumi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Syst. Eng., Kogakuin Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes a robot that pseudo-grows up. This robot that pseudo-grow up by enabling the change in two kinds of figures such as infant and adult because of the expansion and contraction of the body, the head, the arm, and the leg. The walking operation was taken up as operation that showed the influence of growth. It succeeded in the reproduction of person´s life by expansion and contraction and the walking operation.
Keywords :
humanoid robots; legged locomotion; person life; robot; walking operation; Foot; Humanoid robots; Humans; Intelligent robots; Leg; Legged locomotion; Muscles; Pediatrics; Shape; Torso;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics, 2009. AIM 2009. IEEE/ASME International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2852-6
DOI :
10.1109/AIM.2009.5229953
