Jul 30, 2021 06:00:00

A movie in which a 'bipedal walking robot with only a lower body that runs like an ostrich' runs 5 km in 53 minutes and runs lightly is also on sale

The biped robot 'Cassie ' that runs like an ostrich is a robot developed by

Agility Robotics , a startup from Oregon State University in the United States. While biped robots are easy to pass through places designed for humans, the problem is that it is difficult to balance, but as a result of the research team training Cassie with deep learning , a distance of 5 km is in the 53 minute range. It is said that he set a record of running through with.

Bipedal robot developed at Oregon State makes history by learning to run, completing 5K | Oregon State University
https://today.oregonstate.edu/news/bipedal-robot-developed-oregon-state-makes-history-learning-run-completing-5k

Could you beat this bipedal robot's 5K run time? --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/28/22597655/biped-robot-cassie-runs-first-robotic-outdoors-5k

Cassie was funded by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency for $ 1 million and was developed under Jonathan Hurst , a professor of robotics at Oregon State University and CTO of Agility Robotics. rice field. Even after Cassie was announced in 2017, the research team, including students from Oregon State University, has been searching for ways to improve Cassie's performance through machine learning.

'Students at the Dynamic Robotics Laboratory at Oregon State University's Faculty of Engineering combined their biomechanics expertise and existing robot control approaches with new machine learning tools,' said Hurst. It enables animal-like performance, which is incredibly exciting. ' Using deep learning, the research team succeeded in teaching Cassie how to maintain a dynamic balance that is important for maintaining an upright position while running.

You can see how Cassie actually runs outdoors by watching the following movie.

OSU Bipedal Robot First to Run 5K --YouTube


Cassie, a bipedal walking robot developed by Agility Robotics, is lightly stepping on the campus of the university. Although the running itself is done autonomously, instructions such as the course are sent by the controller that the man on the right has.

Start according to the countdown.

It runs like an ostrich.

It has a strange shape, but it runs very lightly. When viewed from behind, it can be seen that the position of the waist is very stable due to the firm balance, although it swings to both sides according to the movement of the legs.

Cassie passing in front of various buildings.

Sometimes the research team sprints to catch up with Cassie.

Eventually, Kathy passed through the section where the buildings were lined up ...

Reach the grassland on campus.

It is a reliable run.

While Cassie was running, he overheated the computer part and knocked it down twice due to an operation error, and stopped running for a total of 6 minutes and 30 seconds.

Even so, I succeeded in running 5km in a time of '53 minutes 3 seconds' with only one battery charge.

Hurst expects walking robots to become commonplace someday, arguing that they will have the same impact as cars. 'In the not too distant future, everyone will work with us in many parts of our daily lives to see and interact with robots that improve quality of life,' he said.

In addition to Cassie, Agility Robotics is developing a bipedal walking robot 'Digit' that can carry luggage in partnership with automobile giant Ford. The Digit was launched in 2020 as Agility Robotics' first commercial product, with two sold to Ford .

Ford announces 'Digit', a bipedal robot that carries luggage to the front door to realize 'completely unmanned home delivery' --GIGAZINE