Purpose The aim of this paper is to introduce a hexapod walking robot specifically designed for applications in … for the evaluation of its energy efficiency. Design/methodology/approach First, the interest of using a walking robot for … on the robot front end), during the execution of a discontinuous gait on flat terrain. Findings The hexapod walking robot …

vision to self‐localization of a walking robot in unstructured environments. The technique described in this paper enables a … walking robot with a monocular vision system (single camera) to obtain precise estimates of its pose with regard to the six … Unit (IMU) are used to determine the 6‐d.o.f. pose of a walking robot. Bundle‐adjustment‐based tracking and structure …

walking robot developed at the Royal Military Academy of Brussels in collaboration with the Free University of Brussels … design of the walking robot according to the humanitarian demining requirements are discussed in detail. Findings – A … successful walking robot design for demining purposes must consider functional requirements relevant to this difficult …