Concept and architecture of a centaur robot

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ACM International Conference Proceeding Series; Vol. 274 archive
Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Digital interactive media in entertainment and arts table of contents

Perth, Australia

SESSION: Short papers table of contents

Pages: 165 - 168

Year of Publication: 2007

ISBN:978-1-59593-708-7

Authors

Satoshi Tsuda	Kwansei Gakuin Univeristy, Gakuen Sanda, Japan
Kuniya Shinozaki	Kwansei Gakuin University, Gakuin Sanda, Japan
Ryohei Nakatsu	Kwansei Gakuin University, Gakuen Sanda, Japan

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: ACM Computers in Entertainment
: IFIP Specialist Group on Entertainment Computing
: Murdoch University
: SIGCHI Singapore
: Nokia
: ACM
: Department of Industry and Resources
: IEEE Western Australia Section

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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ABSTRACT

Recently various types of robots are being studied and developed, which can be classified into two groups: humanoid types and animal types. Since each group has its own merits and demerits, a new type of robot is expected to emerge with greater strengths and fewer weaknesses. In this paper we propose a new type of robot called the "Centaur Robot" by merging the concepts of these two types of robots. This robot has a human-like upper body and a four-legged animal-like lower body. Due to this basic architecture, the robot has several merits, including human-like behaviors. It can also walk smoothly and stably even on non-smooth ground. We describe the basic concept of our centaur robot and then explain its hardware and software architectures as well as its merits.

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