Electronics-free artificial reflex reproduces knee-jerk and enables bipedal walking

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech) at 04 Nov, 14:20 UTC

When a doctor taps just below your kneecap, your lower leg kicks forward automatically. This knee-jerk reflex is one example of the reflexes that play an essential role in human motor control. Now, researchers at Tohoku University have developed a reflex module for musculoskeletal robots that works…

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• T2Electronics-free artificial reflex reproduces knee-jerk and enables bipedal walkingPhys.org / ScienceDaily (tech)04 Nov, 14:20