Biologically Inspired Bipedal Robot, or simply BioBiped robot, is the brainchild of the SIM Group of TU Darmstadt, in collaboration with the Locomotion Laboratory of Jena University.
This humanoid robot has the ability to mimic human actions such as running, walking, and standing, and has free selection of speed and walking style. The BioBiped robot was showcased as the first of a planned series of musculoskeletal robotic platforms, which means it has a system supporting it that gives form, stability, and movement to its body.
This system was developed with the intention of studying and assessing hypotheses and results from biomechanics of human locomotion in robotics and their use in new robotic platforms. The BioBiped robot was developed in such a way that its researchers could study how to mimic important properties of human movement. To do this, they designed the humanoid’s leg with three rotational joints in the hips, knees, and ankles, with segments sized similar to human form and structure.
With the design concepts installed in the robot, researchers involved in the BioBiped robot hope that one day they will achieve human-like locomotion with several styles like hopping, running, and walking with the Biobiped robot.
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