Motomu Nakashima's website
‘Swumanoid’: a robot that mimics human swimmers.
Team:
Motomu Nakashima
Changhyun Chung
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https://youtu.be/khLdxL06yNY
SWUMANOID (SWimming hUMANOID robot) for research of unsteady fluid force
Published on May 16, 2012
Development of a Swimming Humanoid robot for Research of Human Swimming
https://youtu.be/e_Gp5h14KG4
SWUMANOID (Swimming Humanoid robot)
Published on Jun 1, 2012
Quote:
Chung Changhyun and Motomu Nakashima at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a robot for testing water resistance and propulsion.
https://youtu.be/Wpy-2lTDok4
Swumanoid swimming android robot from Tokyo Tech will help athletes swim faster
Published on Jul 27, 2012
Article "Swumanoid swimming android developed to improve performance in the pool"
by David Szondy
August 7, 2012
https://youtu.be/kYUmvAX3c_U
Free swimming test of SWUMANOID
Published on Jul 4, 2013
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SWUMANOID (SWimming hUMANOID robot) for research of human swimming
To clarify the unsteady characteristics of the fluid force acting on a swimmer, an underwater swimming humanoid robot was developed. The swimming robot was actuated by 20 motors and could perform the various human swimming motions with four limbs.