(2011) Bobcat

A quadruped robot with flexible spine, Design and control implementation of a quadruped robot with flexible spine

Location: BioRob, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland [Aug. 2011 – Oct. 2012]
Supervisors: Prof. Auke Ijspeert, Dr. Alexander Sprowitz
Funding: Funded by EPFL
My role in this project: Internship

Publications:

Benefits of an active spine supported bounding locomotion with a small compliant quadruped robot
M Khoramshahi, A Sprowitz, A Tuleu, M Ahmadabadi, A Ijspeert
(2013) IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA)

Use Your Spine! Effect of Active Spine Movements on Horizontal Impulse and Cost of Transport in a Bounding, Quadruped Robot
A Sprowitz, E Badri, M Khoramshahi, A Tuleu, A Ijspeert
(2013) Dynamic Walking

Videos: