Radek Zenkl — accepted AI-conference papers

2019

SpaceBok: A Dynamic Legged Robot for Space Exploration

Philip Arm, Radek Zenkl, Patrick Barton, Lars Beglinger, Alex Dietsche, Luca Ferrazzini +9

ICRA 2019poster

This paper introduces SpaceBok, a quadrupedal robot created to investigate dynamic legged locomotion for the exploration of low-gravity celestial bodies. With a hip height of 500 mm and a mass of 20 kg, its dimensions are comparable to a medium-sized dog. The robot's leg configuration is based on an…

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2019

Towards Jumping Locomotion for Quadruped Robots on the Moon

Hendrik Kolvenbach, Elias Hampp, Patrick Barton, Radek Zenkl, Marco Hutter

IROS 2019poster

Jumping locomotion has the potential to enable legged robots to overcome obstacles and travel efficiently on low-gravity celestial bodies. We present how the 22 kg quadruped robot SpaceBok exploits lunar gravity conditions to perform energy-efficient jumps. The robot achieves repetitive, vertical ju…

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