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Locomotion












                                                                      Specifications:           29

                                                                      Weight:1   9 kg
                                                                      Height:    0.25 m
                                                                      DOF:       4 x 3


                           Figure 2.16
                           Titan VIII, a quadruped robot developed at Tokyo Institute of Technology.
                           (http://mozu.mes.titech.ac.jp/research/walk/). © Tokyo Institute of Technology.










                                                                      Specifications:
                                                                      Maximum speed:   0.5 m/s
                                                                      Weight:1         6 kg
                                                                      Height:          0.3 m
                                                                      Length:          0.7 m
                                                                      No. of legs:     6
                                                                      DOF in total:    6 x 3
                                                                      Power consumption:10 W


                           Figure 2.17
                           Lauron II, a hexapod platform developed at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany.
                           © University of Karlsruhe.
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