Speedy bipedal robot “Atrias” is designed for speed and flexibility

National Monitor ^ | | March 15, 2015 | Justin Beach,

[BenLurkin]

ATRIAS, which stands for Assume The Robot Is A Sphere, is a robot developed by engineers at the University of Oregon (OSU), is a walking and running robot that its designers hope will become the fastest bipedal robot in the world. The sturdy robot was designed to immitate the running style of birds, such as chickens, that spend most of their time on the ground.

“When this robot gets up to speed for walking, not even running yet, it will be the fastest bipedal robot in the world,” Jonathan Hurst, an associate professor and robotic expert in the OSU College of Engineering, told KWG.com.

ATRIAS uses a lightweight, four bar carbon fibre leg mechanism. Fiberglass springs serve as a means of suspension for the legs as well as providing mechanical energy storage and reducing the battery power requirements.

[knarf]

That must be SunOVA Beach ... not Justin

Atrias is NOT very sophisticated at all.

[Chainmail]

A long, long ways from being useful - at this point, lousy ground pressure issues so keep it way from mud - and that huge umbilical implies that it's yet another platform that isn't strong enough to support its own power source.

If they want to emulate the designs of nature, pick better organism to plagiarize.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYvrTc3-uVU