• DocumentCode
    916371
  • Title

    Field and service appkications - Dinosaur robotics for entertainment applications - Design, Configurations, Controt, and Exhibition at the World Exposition

  • Author

    Hirukawa, H. ; Kanehiro, Fumio ; Kaneko, Kunihiko ; Kajita, Shugo ; Morisawa, Masayuki

  • Author_Institution
    Agency of Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba
  • Volume
    14
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    43
  • Lastpage
    51
  • Abstract
    We developed biped dinosaur robots to make a breakthrough in the barrier that has prevented humanoid robots from being deployed. As the result, we showed that millions of people could be attracted to see robot bipeds walking. The robots were used for the communication of natural science (the history of dinosaurs) to the general public but also to demonstrate the power of modern robotics technology. The robots were really popular especially for the children and sometimes made them cry, since the robots looked quite realistic. We showed that the robots could be operated for a long period regardless of the risk of the damage. As we expected, the soft and thick skin could absorb the impact on the landing of the body, and the resulting damage was minor.
  • Keywords
    control system synthesis; legged locomotion; biped dinosaur robots; entertainment; natural science; robot design; Collaboration; Dinosaurs; Discrete event simulation; Humans; Navigation; Orbital robotics; Robotics and automation; Robots; Robustness; Space technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Robotics & Automation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1070-9932
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MRA.2007.901318
  • Filename
    4337966