Pneupard, biomimetic quadruped robot, Adaptive Robotics Laboratory, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan

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Developer - Adaptive Robotics Laboratory

youtube.com/Adaptiverobot

Team:

Koh Hosoda

Andre Rosendo

Shogo Nakatsu

Xiangxiao Liu

Masahiro Shimizu

 

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Pneupard: A cheetah robot with artificial muscles

Published on Feb 6, 2013

Each hindlimb possess 7 air muscles for flexion/extension, helping researchers understand their function during locomotion. Leg lengths and muscle moment arms are based on Cheetah's dissections and muscular pattern is based on EMG data. The robot is attached to the sliding strut performing adaptive walking on the treadmill. The only sensor used is a force sensor on each foot. Due to construction differences with air muscles the legs are asymmetric.

 

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Pneupard: A biomimetic quadruped robot

Published on Mar 17, 2014

Ongoing work at Osaka University understanding animal locomotion. The robot is 2D constrained through a slider in front of it.

 

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Article "Meet Pneupard, Osaka University's Air-Powered Cheetah Robot"

by Jason Falconer
February 25, 2013

 

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Article "Air-powered leopard robot doesn’t need a complex brain to walk"

by Ryan Whitwam
April 22, 2014