Walk Like a Man

摘要

"Our robot, named Achilles, is the first to walk in a biologically accurate way. That means it doesn't just move like a person, but also sends commands to the legs like the human nervous system does. Each leg has eight muscles-Kevlar straps attached to a motor on one end and to the plastic skeleton on the other. As the motor turns, it pulls the strap, mimicking the way our muscles contract.