Related Robots

Videos of robots exhibiting control or hardware features relevant for IM-CLeVeR

Manipulation

Name	Authors	Description	Videos
Fine manipulation robot	Company: Shadow	A robot exhibiting very fine manipulation capabilities, moving slowly but precisely, e.g. to insert thread into a needle hole. Remotely controlled via cyberglove.	Video
Ecce Robot: Embodied Cognition in Compliently Engineered Robot	European Project: Ecce Robot Research Group: Robotics and Embedded systems, Technische Universitat Muschen	A new philosophy of robot hardware: a humanoid robot built with low cost materials (e.g., screwdriver engines and elastic ropes), stronlgy bio-inspired (very compliant, with elastic/damping properties of muscles, etc.)	Video

Name	Authors	Description	Videos
Honda Asimo	Company: Honda	Japanese philosophy humanoid robot.	Video
Stepper 3D	Research group: Robot Walkin Group, Department of automation, Tsinghua University	A very simpler robot, with light hardware, as big as iCub, capable of walking rather fast and stably. Built for legged robot-cup.	Video
BigDog	Company: Boston Dynamics	A 4-legged robot, as big as a small horse, very biologically similar robot (looks like a real quadruped), shaky but incredibly stable and robust (resists bed kicks!), capable of walking on all kind of terrains, capable of carrying heavy loads.	Video
Nao Robot	Company: Aldebran	A short humanoid robot (about 50-60 cm tall), interestng because relatively cheap (20000 euros for the academic version) and robust (offers rigid or compliant control; can fall on the floar without breaking and raisese alonw).	Video