Natural admittance control of an electro-hydraulic humanoid robot

Compliant-motion control implementation on a humanoid robot with electrohydraulic joints is presented. Characterization results are shown, leading to a dynamic model used in feedback. A Natural Admittance Controller is designed, and its performance is demonstrated in demanding manipulation tasks, including dual-arm palmar manipulation of an egg and dual-arm valve turning.

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