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Garth Zeglin
Project Scientist
Associated center: CFR
Email address: garthz@cs.cmu.edu
Mailing address:
Carnegie Mellon University
Robotics Institute
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
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Research interests
I am fascinated by machines that combine elegant simplicity with dynamic motion. In practice, these are often mechanisms motivated by a deep understanding of the physics of their interaction with their environment. Most research I do is related to legged locomotion, developing one-legged hopping and two-legged walking machines. I follow a minimalist design approach, looking for simple mechanisms that utilize the passive dynamics of a task.
I am also interested in creating robotic sculpture, i.e, art that combines physical and computational processes to create compelling motion. I am also committed to fostering the connection between the technical and artistic communities. I would like to see robotic technology become a set of creative tools that can be used transparently as an un-self-conscious medium.
This section last updated - January 1999.
Research interest keywords
humanoid robotics, legged locomotion, mechanisms, and robotics art
Past Labs & Groups
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Manipulation Lab - The Manipulation Laboratory at Carnegie Mellon University investigates fundamental modes of manipulation under uncertainty.
Current Projects [Past projects]
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Bow Leg Hopper - A novel, single-leg, dynamically stabilized planar robot that efficiently traverses rugged terrains under computer control.
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BowGo - We have developed BOWGO (patent pending) - a new kind of pogo stick that bounces higher, farther and more efficiently than conventional devices.
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Dynamic Biped - We are developing a new series of bipedal walking robots that use passive-dynamic principles.
Publications
Note: This list may not be comprehensive. It contains only those publications in the RI publications database. Entries are listed in reverse chronological order.
- Powered bipeds based on passive dynamic principles
S. Anderson, M. Wisse, C. Atkeson, J.K. Hodgins, G. Zeglin, and B. Moyer
5th IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots, December, 2005, pp. 110 - 116.
[Abstract]
Download: pdf [505 KB] copyrighted
- Dynamic Programming in Reduced Dimensional Spaces:
Dynamic Planning For Robust Biped Locomotion
M. Stilman, C. Atkeson, J. Kuffner, and G. Zeglin
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA'05), April, 2005, pp. 2399 - 2404.
[Abstract]
Download: pdf [854 KB] copyrighted
- Poincare-Map-Based Reinforcement Learning for Biped Walking
J. Morimoto, J. Nakanishi, G. Endo, G. Cheng, C. Atkeson, and G. Zeglin
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA'05), April, 2005.
[Abstract]
Download: pdf [452 KB] copyrighted
- Acquisition of a Biped Walking Pattern Using an Approximate Poincare Map
J. Morimoto, J. Nakanishi, G. Endo, G. Cheng, C. Atkeson, and G. Zeglin
Proceedings of the IEEE-RAS/RSJ Int. Conf. on Humanoid Robots (Humanoids 2004), November, 2004, pp. 912 - 924.
[Abstract]
Download: pdf [1034 KB] copyrighted
- A Simple Reinforcement Learning Algorithm For Biped Walking
J. Morimoto, G. Cheng, C. Atkeson, and G. Zeglin
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA'04), April, 2004, pp. 3030 - 3035.
[Abstract]
Download: pdf [838 KB] copyrighted
- Minimax Differential Dynamic Programming: Application to a Biped Walking Robot
J. Morimoto, G. Zeglin, and C. Atkeson
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2003.
[Abstract]
Download: pdf [608 KB] copyrighted
- The Bow Leg Hopping Robot
G. Zeglin
doctoral dissertation, tech. report CMU-RI-TR-99-33, Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, October, 1999.
[Abstract]
Download: pdf [1378 KB], ps.gz [1984 KB] copyrighted
- Control of a Bow Leg Hopping Robot
G. Zeglin and H. Brown
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Leuven, Belgium, May, 1998.
[Abstract]
Download: pdf [149 KB], ps.gz [58 KB] copyrighted
- The bow leg hopping robot
H. Brown and G. Zeglin
Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, Leuven, Belgium, May, 1998.
[Abstract]
Download: pdf [102 KB], ps.gz [329 KB] copyrighted
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