HexRunner (FastRunner, Planar Elliptical Runner), two-legged robots, Robotics Lab, Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC), Pensacola,

The HexRunner is the "parent" of the OutRunner 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.

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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.

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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".

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

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Slow Motion video of the Planar Elliptical Runner in motion

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