Human reflexes may keep legged robots from tripping

Human reflexes may keep legged robots from tripping Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 25, 2015 - Trips and stumbles too often lead to falls for amputees using leg prosthetics, but a robotic leg prosthesis being developed at Carnegie Mellon University promises to help users recover their balance by using techniques based on the way human legs are controlled. Hartmut Geyer, assistant professor of robotics, said a control strategy devised by studying human reflexes and other neuromuscula ... more

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