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Brushed dc Motors Give Robotic Leg A Natural Swing

Robotics researcher Shane Migliore talks about his work on a robotic leg that has a human-like gate as opposed to the trajectory-and-position controlled legs found on most biped robots today. One key to the project: brushed dc motors that exhibit no cogging.

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