Congratulations to Jordan for his work on Quadruped Robot Force Sensing and Platform Development.

Abstract

The objective of the Agile and Adaptive Robotics Lab is to uncover the mechanisms allowing animals to achieve agile and adaptive control and to apply these discoveries in robotics, biology, and medicine. This project had two primary goals: First, it explores how biomimetic muscle force feedback could be accomplished through the use of artificial pneumatic muscles and strain gauges. Second, the project provides an overview and demonstration of a new quadruped robotic test bench. This test bench incorporates many mechanical, electrical, and software improvements to the robotic system, but more importantly, provides an easy to use platform for research and development of the lab's quadruped robot going forward into the future.