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

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Developer - Robotics Lab, Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC)

Home page - robots.ihmc.us/fastrunner

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.

Senior Research Scientist, Team leader - Jerry Pratt

 

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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.

 

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FastRunner - Leg Prototype - August 2011

Uploaded on Nov 18, 2011

 

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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".

 

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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"
Robots are still learning to walk. Here’s one that runs on two legs.

by Will Knight
May 2, 2017

 

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Elliptical Runner montage

Published on May 2, 2017

Slow Motion video of the Planar Elliptical Runner in motion