Walking humanoid robot Lola: An overview of hard- and software

Markus Schwienbacher, Valerio Favot, Thomas Buschmann, Sebastian Lohmeier, Heinz Ulbrich

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Abstract

Based on the experience gathered from the walking robot Johnnie the new performance enhanced 25-DoF humanoid robot Lola was built. The goal of this project is to realize a fast, human-like walking. This paper presents different aspects of this complex mechatronic system. Besides the overall lightweight construction, custom build multi-sensory joint drives with high torque brush-less motors were crucial for reaching the performance goal. A decentralized electronics architecture is used for joint control and sensor data processing. A simulation environment serves as a testbed for the walking control, to minimize the risk of damaging the robot hardware during real world experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAutonome Mobile Systeme 2009 - 21. Fachgesprach, AMS 2009
PublisherKluwer Academic Publishers
Pages267-274
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783642102837
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event21. Fachgesprach Autonome Mobile Systeme, AMS 2009 - 21st Expert Discussion on Autonomous Mobile Systems, AMS 2009 - Karlsruhe, Germany
Duration: 3 Dec 20094 Dec 2009

Publication series

NameInformatik aktuell
ISSN (Print)1431-472X

Conference

Conference21. Fachgesprach Autonome Mobile Systeme, AMS 2009 - 21st Expert Discussion on Autonomous Mobile Systems, AMS 2009
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityKarlsruhe
Period3/12/094/12/09

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