Abstract
Since powerful actuators are required for legged robots in practical use, it is considered that air cylinders, which have high power weight ratio, are suitable. In the report, we design a biped robot using air cylinders as actuators. For controlling air cylinders, it is difficult to apply them for mechanism of robots, since they have not enough precise positioning. Each air cylinder is attached to two links and imitates a bi-articular muscle. By the imitation, position definition precision is increased, even if the air cylinder is used as actuators. Moreover, air cylinders have damper function, and this function can be utilized for absorbing impact from a floor. This report shows these effectiveness by some inspections.
