1. Mechanical structure
1.1 General design principles
Humanoid robots are complex mechatronic objects. As such, it is necessary to consider the entire mechanical structure, IT structure and algorithms to be used for the intended application. The robot's size, weight and power also have an impact on its structure. Let's take a look at the two main categories of applications mentioned in the introduction: performance in motion generation and validation of biological and/or cognitive models. Boston Dynamics' ATLAS robot is an example of the first category, while the University of Tokyo's Kenshiro
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Bibliography
Websites
IEEE Technical committee on Humanoid Robotics http://www.ieee-ras.org/humanoid-robotics
Description of Robot Operating System (ROS), official website http://www.ros.org/ (page consulted on 13/02/2014)
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Events
International Conference on Humanoid Robots, Innorobo
Standards and norms
International Electrotechnical Commission (page consulted 03/03/2014) http://www.iec.ch/dyn/www/f?p=103:7:0::::FSP_ORG_ID,FSP_LANG_ ID:1256,25
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Manufacturers (non-exhaustive list)
Robot – Manufacturer – Website
ARMAR – KIT http://www.his.anthropomatik.kit.edu/english/241.php
ASIMO – Honda http://www.asimo.honda.com/
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