Fumiya Iida

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Principal Investigator of Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory (BIRL), Department of Engineering, Cambridge University

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Towards efficient, fast, and versatile running robots based on free vibration

Published on Jul 27, 2012

Authors: Fumiya Iida, Murat Reis, Nandan Maheshwari, Xiaoxiang Yu, Amir Jafari

 

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Published on Aug 12, 2015

Fumiya Iida’s research looks at how robotics can be improved by taking inspiration from nature, whether that’s learning about intelligence, or finding ways to improve robotic locomotion. A robot requires between ten and 100 times more energy than an animal to do the same thing. Iida’s lab is filled with a wide array of hopping robots, which may take their inspiration from grasshoppers, humans or even dinosaurs. One of his group’s developments, the ‘Chairless Chair’, is a wearable device that allows users to lock their knee joints and ‘sit’ anywhere, without the need for a chair.

Bio-inspired robotics