Research:
Self Modeling Robotics: Movies and Pictures
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Click on images to get high-resolution version. Permission is granted to use, reproduce or distribute any of these images and movies for any purpose, provided credit is given to "Cornell University". In text, please mention all team members Josh Bongard, Victor Zykov, and Hod Lipson. Thank you.
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| From left to right: Victor Zykov, Josh Bongard, Hod Lipson. |
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| Starfish reflecting on itself as it walks | Robot walking | Robot standing | Top view on robot laying flat |
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| PC/104 computer mounted on top of the robot body | Upper leg motor enclosure | ||
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| Upper leg with two hinge joints | Lower leg motor enclosure | Embedded strain gauge | Lower leg close-up |
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| Robot laying upside down | Power unit (beige board) and servo controller (green board) close-ups. Toxic yellow batteries are underneath. | ||
| debugging | |||
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| Birthing pains | |||
| damaged starfish | |||
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| The robot autonomously identified this damage case and developed a new behavior to compensate for the physical damage | |||
| recharging the Starfish off a car battery during 50th Anniversary Summit of AI in Ascona | |||
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| Although the problem was a blown-up fuse | |||
| standing on three legs | ||||
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| On a vent shaft cover | Reflecting on itself in a puddle | South-east of Uris Hall | ||