TU Delft robot Flame
, NL, 2007
The Delft University of Technology collaborates with many other educational and research institutes both at home and abroad and is renowned for its high standard of research and education. The Delft University of Technology has innumerable contacts with governments, trade organisations, consultancies, industry and small and medium-sized businesses.
Flame is the first completely 3D walking robot with electronic controls. Its upper body contains most of the essential electronics, such as a control loop, a sensor and amplifiers. The robot weighs about 15 kilos, is about 1.30 metres tall and walks at a speed of 0.45 metres per second. Follow-up studies are being carried out with regard to both lower and higher speeds, starting and stopping and coping with obstacles. The most important aspect solved with the arrival of Flame was its stable gait by means of a simple sideways movement of the feet.