a history of cybernetic animals and early robots
See a few seconds of "NMIIIA" in operation in the above Walking Machine compilation video. As it exists today in Volga city of Togliatti is widely known as the birthplace of "Lada" and "LAD". But there is another interesting attraction, which we know not all – the Technical Museum of AvtoVAZ (ТехничеÑкий музей ОÐО …
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The insect-like walkers were referred to as "cockroaches". In the early 70s, at the Institute of Applied mathematics (IPM) of the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, a six-legged walking machine controlled on a base of a mathematical model of motion control was developed. The machine motion and the terrain were rendered on a display. …
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see a few seconds of "LIIIM" in operation here. "LIIIM" running mock-up with ski-walking propulsive device (1975) Running mock-up was created in accordance with the "Mars-75" program. Purpose: investigation of the ski-walking method of motion over powdered soil having low bearing strength. Each ski has two electromechanical drives. Mass…………………………………………240 kg Overall dimensions……………….………..2×1.7 m Travel speed……………….…………….0.25 …
In 1974, a hexapod with legs arranged radially about a central vertical axis was made in the Aviation Instrument Institute in St.Petersburg. (Ignatyev et al, 1974). Ignatyev, M., F.M.Kulakov & Mihaeilov, A.(1974). Algorithms for control of robot-manipulators. Mechanics of Machines 46, “Nauka”, Moscow, (in Russian). [RH-2012- The arm on the hexapod is actually the end-effector …
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The biped walker has been featuring on footage on the history of the Russian moon rover Lunokhod. I extracted those scenes and included in my cobbled together Early Walking Machine compilation video clip on Youtube. Usually shown with footage of other Russian Lunar or Martian Unmanned Rover walking machines. Possibly built at the VNIITRANSMASH, where …