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Robust robot bouncing: passive compliance and fexible phase locking

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posted on 2023-06-08, 07:54 authored by A Sproewitz, Luc BerthouzeLuc Berthouze
Bouncing is one of the early locomotor milestones in the development of motor skills in human infants. As such, its study should yield insights on the mechanisms underlying the acquisition of motor skills. Goldfield et al. realized a longitudinal study of young infants learning to bounce in a Jolly Jumper. They observed developmental stages (assembly phase, turning phase, phase) that may be typical to infant’s acquisition of motor. To gain a mechanistic view of those stages, we replicated the study using a small humanoid robot (Figure 1, left) suspended to a fixed frame by rubber springs. In human infants, the combination of the Jolly Jumper and the natural compliance of the infant’s musculoskeletal system significantly reduce the dynamic loads of bouncing.

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  • Published

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Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Adaptive Motion of Animals and Machines

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1.0

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3rd International Symposium on Adaptive Motion in Animals and Machines

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Ilmenau, Germany

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conference

ISBN

3932633997

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  • Informatics Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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