Design of Quadruped Robot Soccer Behavior Considering Observational Cost

Reactive-behavior Learning of Quadruped Robots Playing Soccer

The robotic soccer belongs to the class of multi-agent systems and involves many challenging sub-problems. Teams of robotic players have to cooperate in order to put the ball in the opposing goal and at the same time defend their own goal. The paper is concerned with the problem of learning and implementation of reactive behaviors for robotic agents playing soccer. It briefly presents the whole...

Compliant Leg Design for a Quadruped Robot

malian animals, i.e. that of a cat. It was also influenced by the spring-mass model representation [2]. Compliant prismatic legs show an intrinsic robustness for their angle of attack [2], they have a stability region. If the leg design is changed into a two segmented leg with a specific linear torsional spring, the leg stiffness kleg becomes nonlinear (Fig. 2(b) blue line), similar to that of ...

Purposeful Behavior in Robot Soccer Team Play

The annual robot soccer competition (RoboCup) provides an excellent opportunity for research in distributed robotic systems. A robotic soccer team demands integrated robots that are autonomous, efficient, cooperative, and intelligent. To achieve autonomy, robots must have all necessary capabilities on board, i.e., perception, propulsion, communication, navigation, and decision making. Their con...

Effect of Leg Design on Locomotion Stability for Quadruped Robot

A Novel Design of a Quadruped Robot for Research Purposes

This paper presents the design of a novel quadruped robot. The proposed design is characterized by a simple, modular design, and easy interfacing capabilities. The robot is built mostly from off-the-shelf components. The design includes four 3-DOF legs, the robot body and its electronics. The proposed robot is able to traverse rough terrain while carrying additional payloads. Such payloads can ...