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In the field of humanoid robotics, a rapidly increasing number of biologically based constructions and algorithms can be observed to go operational. However, usually they are discussed as an individual and isolated component. The importance of the component collaboration is therefore widely missed. Hence, this paper presents the main biological reasonings throughout the whole development process of the compliant robotic leg Carl as a whole. It is shown how the design decisions of the individual components are related to each other and why this is mandatory in order to achieve a high-performance result.
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Vonwirth, P., Nejadfard, A., Berns, K. (2020). Biologically Inspired Bipedal Locomotion—From Control Concept to Human-Like Biped. In: Ronzhin, A., Shishlakov, V. (eds) Proceedings of 14th International Conference on Electromechanics and Robotics “Zavalishin's Readings”. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, vol 154. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9267-2_1
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