Rosie's robustness: Bringing the Jetsons to reality

(Chinese Association of Automation) Rosie has been the archetypal representative of helper robots since she wheeled onto televisions screens in the early 1960s. While Rosie vacuumed and washed dishes without a hint of incoordination, it turns out her real-world counterpart is far more likely to tip over and become a hindrance instead of a helper. Researchers from the King Fahd University of Petroleum& Minerals have proposed a control design of the wheeled inverted pendulum assistant robot called I-PENTAR.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news