The Robot Studio demonstrates HOPE with maxon actuation
maxon disclosed that The Robot Studio HOPE prototype uses EC-i 40 and EC 90 flat motors with EPOS4 controllers.
Evidence notes
- The first complete prototype stands two metres tall and can move and balance for up to one hour.
- Each arm uses four EC-i 40 drives, supplemented by six EC 90 flat motors elsewhere in the platform.
- EPOS4 positioning controllers manage the motor-control layer.
Company context
The Robot Studio develops anthropomimetic humanoid robots, open-source hands and custom robotics systems. Its designs use tendon drives and inline springs to reproduce compliant human-like movement, with projects spanning HOPE, ROSA, CRONOS and the Robot Nano Hand.