Design of an anthropomorphic bipedal robot

Abstract

In the past years, there has been a boom in the number of humanoid robot research. This interest has been fuelled partly by successes of earlier works. Research on humanoid robots generally begins with the development of bipedal robots. However, bipedal robot research does have other benefits as well, for example, in the biomedical field and in the continuous improvement of new technologies.A bipedal robot, like a human, consists of many different systems operating together. The main components are the mechanical system, sensors, electronics, computer, and the walking controller. All these systems are essential to the functional operation of the robot.NUS has started its research in bipedal walking robots by developing a life-sized bipedal robot called NUSBIP. NUSBIP was designed with anthropomorphic properties of a 10-year-old child. This thesis describes the initial phase of creating NUSBIP, the design process, the resulting design, as well as the implementation of sensors, electronics, PC system, and the operating system to create the full bipedal robot.