BigDog

Of course, if we talk about LittleDog, we should look at the BigDog video.  All automated quadruped.  Some look at it as scary, others might think this is another drain of the world’s energy, … At the same time, what marvelous things man creates.  BigDog:

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LittleDog Learning to Walk

At the RAS meeting, Zico Kolter presented his work on learning algorithms for LittleDog (a quadruped) for path planning and control, as well as some initial work on perception.   In path planning, the problem is framed as solving a convex optimization problem on footsteps and foot placement.  The human provides advice on where Littledog should [...]

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