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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2000
Ronny Jacobs, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Intelligent Inference Systems Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A biologically inspired, multi-segmented robot is provided, wherein the biologically inspired, multi-segmented robot employs a logic-based technique to control mobility, rather than a mobility control technique that relies on complex mathematical models. The robot is biologically-inspired in that it employs certain artificial, anatomical and neuro-physiological features that are similar to features found in actual biological systems, including a host of artificial joints and muscle-like actuators. These anatomical and neuro-physiological features exhibit certain built-in, mechanical constraints, which provide mechanical feedback that is similar to the type of feedback that is inherent in genuine biological systems. In addition, the robot employs one or more sensors which are capable of measuring the status (e.g., the position) of the robot. A controller then uses the sensor data to activate functional groupings of the muscle-like activators to control mobility.