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HECTOR, A Bio-Inspired and Compliant Hexapod Robot

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Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (Living Machines 2014)

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The newly built and currently tested hexapod robot HECTOR is introduced. The robot consists of 18 embedded, custom designed and compliant joint drives based on an integrated elastomer coupling.

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  1. Center of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology, University of Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany

    Axel Schneider, Jan Paskarbeit, Malte Schilling & Josef Schmitz

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  1. Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Armin Duff

  2. University of Bristol, UK

    Nathan F. Lepora

  3. University of Pompeau Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

    Anna Mura

  4. University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

    Tony J. Prescott

  5. Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies, Barcelona, Spain

    Paul F. M. J. Verschure

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Schneider, A., Paskarbeit, J., Schilling, M., Schmitz, J. (2014). HECTOR, A Bio-Inspired and Compliant Hexapod Robot. In: Duff, A., Lepora, N.F., Mura, A., Prescott, T.J., Verschure, P.F.M.J. (eds) Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Living Machines 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8608. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09435-9_51

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