Meet David: an anthropomorphic robot developed at DLR with variable stiffness actuators in its joints that can work tools such as a hammer drill. They allow the robot to handle external impacts. This video shows David drilling and hammering into concrete.
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Robot David Drilling and Hammering into Concrete
David tracks the end effector with its head, grasps and picks up the tool, and pulls the trigger. Pretty neat, don’t you think?
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