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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2010
Kenji Takenaka, Tochigi, JP;
Takumi Shibata, Tochigi, JP;
Kenji Takenaka, Tochigi, JP;
Takumi Shibata, Tochigi, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a legged locomotion robot which is structurally simple and is provided with a tiptoe portion in a foot at a low cost. The legged locomotion robot includes an upper body; two locomotive legs connected to the upper body through a joint; and a locomotive foot connected to a tip end of the leg through a joint; wherein the foot is provided with a foot sole serving as a ground contacting portion of the foot, a curved portion is formed at a predefined distance from a tip end of the foot sole, crossing the foot sole laterally, and the curved portion is configured to be thinner than a tiptoe portion of the foot sole.