It is still a challenge for Roboticsts to design humanoid robots to run, open doors and etc. Arisumi, researcher at Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and one of the top centers for humanoid research, explains that opening doors for humanoid robots is a challenge. A large force is needed initially to open a door, especially for old western style doors that spring back. A motion to open the door requires a desired angle and precise support for the entire open action in one-follow through movement. Many other facts need to be considered such as upper body position, foot position, opening angle of the door, angular velocity of the door, impact velocity of the robot and etc. The research team developed a technique and computation for HRP-2 humanoid robot to open the door.
Reference: IEEE Spectrum
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