Humanoid Muscle Robot

Year

2006

The idea

The proportions of the human body and its movement patterns served as a model for a robot with fluid muscles.

The objective

The Humanoid Muscle Robot comprises a torso with arms and hands that can grasp and position objects.

Technical data

• Dimensions (at rest): 82 x 50 x 175 cm
• Dimensions (in action): 110 x 220 cm
• Material: aluminium
• Weight: 90 kg
• Positioning accuracy: 1°
• Actuators (torso): 20
• Actuators (hand): 32
• Sensors (torso): 30
• Sensors (hand): 22
• Microcontrollers (torso): 4
• Microcontrollers (hand): 4

Operating principle

With its 48 degrees of freedom, this high-performance robot is ideally suited as an interface for uncomplicated human-machine cooperation. In addition to pre-programmed sequences, it can also be moved using a data suit and gloves. Simple online control of the system is sufficient for operation over great distances.

Material

HumanoidMuscleRobot