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The bipedal drone "LEONARDO" breaks new ground for robots! (Mynavi News) --Yahoo! News
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7 comments 7Overview of the bipedal drone "LEONARDO" (Source: Science)
Caltech (California Institute of Technology) has developed a bipedal drone "LEONARDO". [Video] Caltech's bipedal drone "LEONARDO" video When I watch the released video, I remember the flying humanoid of the occult scene (laughs), but aside from that story, this new type of drone I get the impression that it may break new ground for robot technology. This time, I would like to introduce the topic of such a bipedal drone "LEONARDO". What is the bipedal drone "LEONARDO"? If you are a biped robot, you probably know it. The representative thing that many Japanese people think of is Honda's ASIMO. At that time, I think there are many people who can't forget the impact of seeing a robot that walks while maintaining a beautiful balance like a human being. Let's get back to the story. So what is a bipedal drone? Yes, as you read it, you can walk on two legs and fly like a drone. You might be wondering, "Why didn't you just attach a drone to a biped robot and fly it?" In a sense, that's right, but if you watch the video below, your perception will change. As you can see in the video, no matter how much you lose your posture, you won't fall down. And this LEONARDO can also walk a tightrope. I feel great about this technology. I would like to take a closer look at the details of the technology LEONARDO used in "LEONARDO", which allows you to walk a tightrope. It weighs 2.58 kg and is 75 cm high. It consists of a fuselage, a propeller propulsion system, and three major subsystems with two legs. The arms are equipped with four propellers, and the legs are made extremely lightweight by utilizing thin, light and durable carbon fiber. It is also possible to walk at a speed of 20 cm / s. It also has a sensor called Foot Contact Sensors that detects when the foot is placed on the ground, and a sensor called IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) that measures body tilt and acceleration. Based on these sensing information, the on-board computer controls it to realize interesting movements of the bipedal drone LEONARDO. I would like you to remind yourself of the scene where the bipedal drone "LEONARDO" is walking on a tightrope (if you haven't seen it yet, please watch the video above). The Foot Contact Sensors and IMU sensors measure the posture and feed it back to the on-board computer. The bipedal drone "LEONARDO" keeps its posture and enables advanced movements such as walking a tightrope by changing the tilt angle of the propeller with an actuator while walking or flying. How was it? When we think of a biped robot that does not fall, we think of Boston Dynamics' ATLAS * 1. This ATLAS is not limited to the expression "robot that does not fall down", but it can move like a human as "unpleasant" with compliments such as standing long jump and running on a slope, but LEONARDO introduced this time is also ATLAS. Although similar to, it must be a new type of amazing robot with a different concept. Koya Saida Tomoya Saida Completed the Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University in 2004, and is a doctor of engineering. In the same year, he joined the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and was assigned to two artificial satellite project teams. In 2012 he joined the Japan Research Institute. He is engaged in space business consulting for government agencies and companies. Currently focusing on consulting and information dissemination. His books include "The Third Wave of Space Business" and "Introduction to Illustrated Industry Research: A Book that Understands the Latest Space Business Trends and Colors". He has many televisions, newspapers, websites, seminars and lectures.
Technology used for "LEONARDO" that can walk a tightrope
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