Chiara Mantis Robot, project Tekkotsu, Computer Science Department Carnegie, Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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Projects Tekkotsu (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?8097), open source framework supporting software development for a variety of robotic platforms

Mantis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantis) on Wikipedia

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Chiara Mantis Robot Sway Test

Published on Feb 27, 2014


First test of the Chiara Mantis robot swaying forward and back. This looks simple, but it requires solving inverse kinematics for all six legs. Near the end of the video you can see how the springs on the middle and back leg elevators help the robot absorb and recover from disturbances.

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https://youtu.be/V7AryiToJm0

Chiara Mantis August 2014

Published on Sep 7, 2014


Public demo of the Chiara Mantis robot changing postures and taking a few tentative steps. The head has three degrees of freedom instead of the usual two; the middle and back legs have four degrees of freedom instead of the usual three. The front legs have six degrees of freedom. Demo code by Chengxiong Ruan.

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https://youtu.be/fVbFhjDZLV4

Chiara Mantis Robot Taking A Few Steps

Published on Sep 7, 2014


A few steps of the Chiara Mantis robot. Demo code by Chengxiong Ruan.

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https://youtu.be/6nqt_6rwoOM

Chiara Mantis walking

Published on May 4, 2015


Chiara Mantis version 4, walking in the lab at Carnegie Mellon. August 2014.