Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : May 10, 2017 - May 13, 2017
Humanoid robots must execute situation-adaptive whole-body dynamic movements to protect humans. However, design of such robots have been unclear. Thus, our aim is to clarifying a design method of a robot executing a jump-hit motion representing these movements. For such a robot, we developed a light, high power and large stroke pneumatic actuation system equipped with a cable cylinder integrated in a link structure and made of custom-made plastic parts. We developed an arm robot, a leg robot, and an arm-equipped legged robot with this system and evaluated their physical performance. In experiments, the developed robot executed different jump-hit motions against a ball flying from the different directions.
