ITB Students Develop “Nimby”, a Robot that Leaps Nimbly
*Nimby by ITB Students.
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – Robots are devices created to support human activities. Most robots in the world can now walk and leap. However, their movements are still very rigid.
This encourage Chessa Nur Triejunita, I Made Arisanto Jonathan, and Shaffiyah Novel from Electrical Engineering of ITB to create a robot that can leap just like human. They call the robot Nimby-Nimble Actuator with Active Compliance.
Nimby have mechanical components that run virtually. The robot may look like it uses springs, but actually it does not. The virtual mechanical system makes Nimby different, not as rigid as other robots in general.
The robot is built using a more sophisticated and agile drive system (actuator) called the o-drive. It drives Nimby to move very smooth and agile like humans do.
The shape is not full body humanoid. It is only a leg-shaped robot that have simple appearance and built mainly for its movement.
“We develop this robot with non-rigid movements on our mind. The leaping process is built similar to that of human; it begins with half-stand position and then leap and land on a half-stand position before stand straight,” said Shaffiyah.
The creation process went through a lot. The team read a lot of paper in order to complete Nimby. They also have to strengthen their teamwork to develop the robot.
This robot is one of many works displayed in Electrical Engineering Days 2019 on 5-7 August 2019 at Aula Timur of ITB where it received Best Engineering Design Award and Best Research Award.
*Chessa Nur Triejunita, I Made Arisanto Jonathan and Shaffiyah Novel received Best Engineering Design Award and Best Research Award in EE Days 2019.
“We develop Nimby to be consisted of one or two legs. But we plan to make it up to 4 legs, so that not only it can leap smoothly, but also run like animals,” Chessa added.
Reporter: Hutahean Andina Putri (Management 2018)
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