Bendable Body

A "hip joint" (1 degree of freedom) greatly extends the reach of the robot. Stability is ensured by a low center of gravity, due to heavy batteries in the undercarriage. Recorded: 12/2000. Duration 0:47 min.

Calibration-Free Robot

The robot grasps a variety of unknown objects. To demonstrate its robustness the orientation, and hen also the location of its camera is arbitrarily modified while the grasping continues. Recorded: 12/2001. Duration: 5 min.