waaw! what a brainstorming idea...the combination of flaps and legs is very interesting!! hope to see lot more designs like RoboTerp in future. Good luck
It may seem like that at first, but check at 0:27. There you can see the purpose of the compliant flaps: the bending is constrained in one direction but not in the other, which means that water is allowed to flow through the legs one way and not the other. This lets the legs act like valves.
Anyone else think humans cannot reach the prototyping ability of nature?That its better to focus on genetic algorithm performance validation systems to really achieve fluid efficient gaits and systems?i appreciate all the effort ,dont get me wrong, but all robots i see clealry are inefficient ,and are closer to jerky toys than to real useful platforms with smooth,efficeint,shockless gaits....
Another win for Maryland engineering! This is fantastic.
waaw! what a brainstorming idea...the combination of flaps and legs is very interesting!! hope to see lot more designs like RoboTerp in future. Good luck
Looks like UMD finally has it's first robotic mascot!
Very creative work of the team. Congrats !!
Great work Andrew...Its great to have robot for Maryland Terrapin..!!
Very Cool! Great accomplishment in robotics while still representing the University.
Clever work!
Awesome robot. Wonderful work !!
Nice Work Andrew.
It may seem like that at first, but check at 0:27. There you can see the purpose of the compliant flaps: the bending is constrained in one direction but not in the other, which means that water is allowed to flow through the legs one way and not the other. This lets the legs act like valves.
super cool robot !!
Wonderful combination of gaits, innovative work…
Excellent one, congrats for this wonderful work.
Great, I was surprised to see it. Keep it for the great work.
This is great stuff!! How fast does it move in the water?
Awesome emulation of buses of Duck Tour in Boston.
Can it change the direction too?
Somehow reminds me of a turtle :) Awesome stuff :D
Anyone else think humans cannot reach the prototyping ability of nature?That its better to focus on genetic algorithm performance validation systems to really achieve fluid efficient gaits and systems?i appreciate all the effort ,dont get me wrong, but all robots i see clealry are inefficient ,and are closer to jerky toys than to real useful platforms with smooth,efficeint,shockless gaits....
disappointment to see engineering getting to this level...