Charlie

Model: Charlie

Charlie is DFKI's ape-inspired R&D quadruped platform from the iStruct project, not a conventional humanoid. Its four limbs, multi-point-contact sensor feet and 6-DoF active artificial spine support research into quadrupedal walking, slope balancing, self-righting and transitions toward a bipedal posture. DFKI's system sheet specifies about 750 mm in standard quadruped posture, 21.5 kg, 36 active degrees of freedom, up to 0.6 m/s and approximately 80 minutes of runtime.