Gihyeok Na

A Long-Legged, Direct-Drive Monopedal Robot Achieves Exceptional Jump Height

We demonstrate a jumping robot that reaches high (7.6 m) and fast (190 ms stance time) jumps from a single long leg driven by a direct-drive transmission, without elastic energy storage. At 281 g, it achieves the highest jump yet reported for an electrically actuated, spring-free system. The leg uses a new fabric-wrap...