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doorway, which — by the way — was
the winner of the $2 million first prize
with a time of 44: 28 and eight points.
Note the excellent design feature in
Figure 7 that used wheels on the
knees and feet to roll about rather
than walking. Figure 8 shows the
KAIST HUBO manipulating the valve
handle. No, it is not double-jointed at
the knees but rather swivels at the
waist. At an inch shorter than six feet
and 176 pounds, it is fairly close to a
typical human being in size and
weight. KAIST’s humanoid bipedal
robot expertise arises from the
development of HUBO shown in
Figure 9 — not quite as well known
as Honda’s Asimo, but every bit as
capable.
The Team IHMC robot — Running
Man shown in Figure 10 — came in
Figure 9.
Highly
successful
HUBO
humanoid.
Figure 10. The Team IHMC Running Man robot steps
out of the Polaris. It eventually took second place.
Figure 11.
Team
CHIMP
attempting
the drill and
drywall
task.
