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Airicist
3rd June 2014, 11:33
Developer - Robotics Lab, Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?2895)

Home page - robots.ihmc.us/fastrunner (http://robots.ihmc.us/fastrunner)


The HexRunner is the "parent" of the OutRunner (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?6560) robot, a two-foot version based on technology licensed from IHMC to Robotics Unlimited, headed by Research Scientist Sebastien Cotton, who worked on the HexRunner team.

Senior Research Scientist, Team leader - Jerry Pratt (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?16615)
Airicist
3rd June 2014, 11:40
https://youtu.be/-_k9SZAX8GY

FastRunner, a robot Ostrich

Uploaded on Nov 9, 2011


Dr. Russ Tedrake (MIT) and Dr. Jerry Pratt (IHMC) are working on a bio-inspired ostrich robot that should be able to achieve running speeds in excess of 20 mph.
Airicist
3rd June 2014, 11:45
https://youtu.be/UklVYPP3TJw

FastRunner - Leg Prototype - August 2011

Uploaded on Nov 18, 2011
Airicist
3rd June 2014, 11:49
https://youtu.be/QwMwfiRrw84

IHMC HexRunner Running Robot

Published on Jun 2, 2014


This video documents ihmc's work on the HexRunner project. Desinged and built in late 2013 to demonstrate key fastrunning robotic balance and control principals at the heart of ihmc's FastRunner technology, the hexRunner robots have eclipsed a few robotic records. This video outlines the speed records achieved by the large HexRunner, named "Big Hex".
Airicist
2nd May 2017, 11:46
https://youtu.be/Wa0amJmJ550

2017 IHMC Planar Elliptical Runner

Published on May 1, 2017


Video depicting ihmc's work on the Planar Elliptical Runner.

"An Ostrich-Like Robot Pushes the Limits of Legged Locomotion (https://www.technologyreview.com/s/604308/an-ostrich-like-robot-pushes-the-limits-of-legged-locomotion)"
Robots are still learning to walk. Here’s one that runs on two legs.

by Will Knight
May 2, 2017
Airicist
2nd May 2017, 14:32
https://youtu.be/q4nvpZ6WL3U

Elliptical Runner montage

Published on May 2, 2017


Slow Motion video of the Planar Elliptical Runner in motion