mabel – Shamskm.com

Two-legged robot walks outside at U-Michigan

ANN ARBOR — With prosthetic feet and hips that can swing sideways for stability, the University of Michigan’s newest two-legged robot has taken its first steps outside.

The machine named MARLO is the third-generation bipedal robot for Jessy Grizzle, a U-M professor of electrical engineering and computer science. While its predecessors were connected to lateral support booms and confined to the lab, MARLO can venture out into the sunlight. (more…)

Running Robot: MABEL is Now the World’s Fastest Two-Legged Robot With Knees

By Guest PostAugust 16, 2011Science, Technologybiological counterparts, bipedal robot with knees, carnegie mellon university, defense advanced research projects agency, Environment, feedback algorithms, flight phase, hae won park, jessy grizzle, jonathan hurst, koushil sreenath, mabel, maneuver, national science foundation, oregon state university, robot, robotics institute, super human abilities, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— A robot in a University of Michigan lab can run like a human—a feat that represents the height of agility and efficiency for a two-legged machine. With a peak pace of 6.8 miles per hour, MABEL is believed to be the world’s fastest bipedal robot with knees.

“It’s stunning,” said Jessy Grizzle, a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. “I have never seen a machine doing a motion like this.” (more…)

Tag Archives: mabel

Two-legged robot walks outside at U-Michigan

Running Robot: MABEL is Now the World’s Fastest Two-Legged Robot With Knees