2. Scientists have designed a human like robot named
NimbRo-OP, with contrasting white head and black
body, which is adept in playing soccer.
3. "NimbRo-OP" looks almost
human. At a height of 95
centimetres, it is almost the
size of a small child.
Its weight of 6.6 kilograms,
clearly less than that of a
child.
4. It has a total of 20 drive
elements that convert
computer commands into
mechanical motions.
It has no problems kicking a soccer ball,
and it can also get up from a prone
position like a human, for soccer players
also sometimes fall down.
5. This robot is
capable of using
tools, climbing
stairs, and
passing
bottlenecks that
are too narrow
for wheeled or
tracked robots.
Future
6. Besides, they can
also use human
facial
expressions,
gestures and
body language for
communicating.
7. Hardware Specifications
Height: 95cm
Weight: 6.6kg
20 networked actuators (Robotis
Dynamixel)
6 per leg (MX-106)
3 per arm (MX-64)
2 in the neck (MX-64)
Dual-Core PC (Zotac ZBOX nano
XS)
9. Software:
The robot PC can run Linux or
Windows.
This software supports ball
perception, walking, kicking, and
getting-up motions.
10. Robots' soccer skills still inferior to those
of humans
Soccer-robots have to perceive
environmental conditions, detect
the goal posts, opponents and
obstacles, and make and
implement decisions involving
their team members.
11. Robots' soccer skills still inferior to those
of humans
There is still much to do
to solve all the problems
out on the pitch.
12. The robot's source code and design are
open source
The design simple to allow other working groups to
also use this robot as a basis for their work, modify
and repair it.