TY - GEN
T1 - Development of a humanoid robot capable of leaning on a walk-assist machine
AU - Ogura, Yu
AU - Aikawa, Hiroyuki
AU - Shimomura, Kazushi
AU - Kondo, Hideki
AU - Morishima, Akitoshi
AU - Lim, Hun Ok
AU - Takanishi, Atsuo
PY - 2006/12/22
Y1 - 2006/12/22
N2 - A new humanoid robot - WABIAN-2 - that can be used as a human motion simulator is proposed in this paper. Its trunk is designed in order to permit rotation, and forward, backward, and sideway movement. Further, its arms are designed to support its complete weight when pushing a walk-assist machine. Moreover, it can lean on a walk-assist machine by forearm control using trunk motion. Basic walking experiments with WABIAN-2 are conducted with and without a walk-assist machine, thereby confirming its effectiveness.
AB - A new humanoid robot - WABIAN-2 - that can be used as a human motion simulator is proposed in this paper. Its trunk is designed in order to permit rotation, and forward, backward, and sideway movement. Further, its arms are designed to support its complete weight when pushing a walk-assist machine. Moreover, it can lean on a walk-assist machine by forearm control using trunk motion. Basic walking experiments with WABIAN-2 are conducted with and without a walk-assist machine, thereby confirming its effectiveness.
KW - Biped robot
KW - Humanoid robot
KW - Robot design
KW - Stretch walking
KW - Various walking motions
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U2 - 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639194
DO - 10.1109/BIOROB.2006.1639194
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33845597800
SN - 1424400406
SN - 9781424400409
T3 - Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
SP - 835
EP - 840
BT - Proceedings of the First IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
T2 - 1st IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics, 2006, BioRob 2006
Y2 - 20 February 2006 through 22 February 2006
ER -