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Virginia Tech Students Unveil Nation's First Full-Height, Free-Walking Humanoid Robot
Souce: Popular Science
Author: Denise Ngo
A group of undergraduate and graduate students at the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) have unveiled CHARLI, which they are calling the first full-sized, walking, untethered, humanoid robot, complete with four moving limbs and a head, to be built in the United States. While walking robots are nothing new, this one's humanoid counterparts, such as Petman and Honda's Asimo, are apparently disqualified for lack of height, autonomy, and nation of origin.
We can't verify the specs of every humanoid robot in every garage out there, so for now, we'll accept the university's claim that their machine is the first of its kind.
CHARLI (Cognitive Humanoid Autonomous Robot with Learning Intelligence) uses a built-in network of pulleys, springs, carbon-fiber rods, and actuators to move his limbs. At the moment, CHARLI can climb stairs and navigate uneven ground, which is more than most humanoid robots can do, and his engineers are working on technology that will allow him to talk.
CHARLI's inventors began developing him in 2008 under the guidance of Dennis Hong, associate professor of mechanical engineering, director of RoMeLa, and Popular Science Brilliant 10 honoree. While designing CHARLI, they drew inspiration from science-fiction films and from the input of their more artistic spouses.
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Virginia Tech Students Unveil Nation's First Full-Height, Free-Walking Humanoid Robot
Souce: Popular Science
Author: Denise Ngo
A group of undergraduate and graduate students at the Virginia Tech College of Engineering's Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) have unveiled CHARLI, which they are calling the first full-sized, walking, untethered, humanoid robot, complete with four moving limbs and a head, to be built in the United States. While walking robots are nothing new, this one's humanoid counterparts, such as Petman and Honda's Asimo, are apparently disqualified for lack of height, autonomy, and nation of origin.
We can't verify the specs of every humanoid robot in every garage out there, so for now, we'll accept the university's claim that their machine is the first of its kind.
CHARLI (Cognitive Humanoid Autonomous Robot with Learning Intelligence) uses a built-in network of pulleys, springs, carbon-fiber rods, and actuators to move his limbs. At the moment, CHARLI can climb stairs and navigate uneven ground, which is more than most humanoid robots can do, and his engineers are working on technology that will allow him to talk.
CHARLI's inventors began developing him in 2008 under the guidance of Dennis Hong, associate professor of mechanical engineering, director of RoMeLa, and Popular Science Brilliant 10 honoree. While designing CHARLI, they drew inspiration from science-fiction films and from the input of their more artistic spouses.
Read the rest at Popular Science