musculoskeletal humanoid robot with soft actuators for biomechanics studies

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H05320
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Intelligent robotics
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: NIIYAMA Ryuma 東京大学, 大学院情報理工学系研究科, 講師 (00734592)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 人型ロボット / バイオメカニクス / 人工筋肉

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The goal of this research is developing an anthropomorphic active dummy of human body with muscle-driven bio-inspired humanoid robot. We developed a thin flexible pneumatic actuator that mimic bionic muscle. In the pilot studies, we conducted vertical jumping experiments with a legged robot and arm swing experiments with high-speed robot arm. We integrated these components into a full body musculoskeletal humanoid robot. We chose swimming movements for the experiments. In a large water tank, the robot performed dolphin kick motions. The orientation and thrust force are measured in the experiment. We verified that the musculoskeletal robot can be a research platform for biomechanics studies.

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