Mechanism, actuation, perception, and control of highly dynamic multilegged robots: A review

J He, F Gao - Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 2020‏ - Springer
Multilegged robots have the potential to serve as assistants for humans, replacing them in
performing dangerous, dull, or unclean tasks. However, they are still far from being …

Learning-based legged locomotion: State of the art and future perspectives

S Ha, J Lee, M van de Panne, Z **e… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2024‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Legged locomotion holds the premise of universal mobility, a critical capability for many real-
world robotic applications. Both model-based and learning-based approaches have …

Mit cheetah 3: Design and control of a robust, dynamic quadruped robot

G Bledt, MJ Powell, B Katz, J Di Carlo… - 2018 IEEE/RSJ …, 2018‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper introduces a new robust, dynamic quadruped, the MIT Cheetah 3. Like its
predecessor, the Cheetah 3 exploits tailored mechanical design to enable simple control …

Gait and trajectory optimization for legged systems through phase-based end-effector parameterization

AW Winkler, CD Bellicoso, M Hutter… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present a single trajectory optimization formulation for legged locomotion that
automatically determines the gait sequence, step timings, footholds, swing-leg motions, and …

Multi-expert learning of adaptive legged locomotion

C Yang, K Yuan, Q Zhu, W Yu, Z Li - Science Robotics, 2020‏ - science.org
Achieving versatile robot locomotion requires motor skills that can adapt to previously
unseen situations. We propose a multi-expert learning architecture (MELA) that learns to …

Proprioceptive actuator design in the mit cheetah: Impact mitigation and high-bandwidth physical interaction for dynamic legged robots

PM Wensing, A Wang, S Seok, D Otten… - Ieee transactions on …, 2017‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Designing an actuator system for highly dynamic legged robots has been one of the grand
challenges in robotics research. Conventional actuators for manufacturing applications have …

Learning and adapting agile locomotion skills by transferring experience

L Smith, JC Kew, T Li, L Luu, XB Peng, S Ha… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2023‏ - arxiv.org
Legged robots have enormous potential in their range of capabilities, from navigating
unstructured terrains to high-speed running. However, designing robust controllers for highly …

Offline motion libraries and online MPC for advanced mobility skills

M Bjelonic, R Grandia, M Geilinger… - … Journal of Robotics …, 2022‏ - journals.sagepub.com
We describe an optimization-based framework to perform complex locomotion skills for
robots with legs and wheels. The generation of complex motions over a long-time horizon …

High-speed bounding with the MIT Cheetah 2: Control design and experiments

HW Park, PM Wensing, S Kim - The International Journal of …, 2017‏ - journals.sagepub.com
This paper presents the design and implementation of a bounding controller for the MIT
Cheetah 2 and its experimental results. The paper introduces the architecture of the …

Dynamic locomotion through online nonlinear motion optimization for quadrupedal robots

CD Bellicoso, F Jenelten, C Gehring… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter presents a realtime motion planning and control method that enables a
quadrupedal robot to execute dynamic gaits including trot, pace, and dynamic lateral walk …