ADVANCED Motion Controls published a story about University of Pennsylvania students developing RHex, a biologically inspired hexapedal robot designed to traverse challenging terrain by mimicking locomotion strategies.
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Signal category
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Quote
“Students at the University of Pennsylvania developed RHex, a biologically inspired hexapedal robot designed to traverse challenging terrain by mimicking the locomotion strategies found in nature.”
— ADVANCED Motion Controls team
Company
ADVANCED Motion Controls
Servo Drives and Controls
- Industry
- Automation Machinery Manufacturing
- Location
- Camarillo, US
- Company size
- 89 employees
Servo Drives and Controls Manufacturer -- ADVANCED Motion Controls designs, manufactures and supplies the highest performance servo drives and motion control solutions available. From complete PWM servo control to custom servo solutions, AMC provides brushed and brushless motor drives with the latest in digital servo technology and analog servo expertise. AC servo and DC servo motor controllers are available for general servo automation or specific robot control. Our newest FlexPro® digital motion control servos includes positioning drive features as a more complete servo motor drive for AC and DC brushless servo motors, DC brush type servo motor, linear and rotary servo motors, closed loop vector motors, voice coils, inductive loads and actuators for precise motion control. Network connections for either centralized or distributed servo systems include: CANopen, RS232, RS485, EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, Ethernet TCP/IP and Ethernet PowerLink interfaces. We also have technology to support the following interfaces: DeviceNet, Profibus, USB, Universal Serial Bus and Sercos.
Founded 1987