Developed at the Delft University of Technology, Museon Walker is a completely passive walking robot and can stably walk down an incline. The robot doesn’t need controls or motors to walk. Museon Walker is around 80 cm tall and has a weight of about 3.5 kg.
Museon Walker was built to demonstrate the principle of passive dynamic walking. The walking movement results from the legs (pendulums) that swing in the natural frequency. The stability of the robot’s walking motion is determined by the length, foot form and mass distribution of its legs.
This robotics project is funded by the Stichting Anna Fonds, the Dutch Technology Foundation STW, and the department of Mechanical Engineering at Delft University of Technology. In 2002, Museon Walker was part of the "Future Body" exhibition in Den Haag based Museon.
Delft Biorobotics Lab.
TU Delft
