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Auke Ijspeert is a professor at the EPFL (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne), and head of the Biorobotics Laboratory (BioRob). Auke is interested in using numerical simulations and robots to get a better understanding of animal locomotion and movement control, and in using inspiration from biology to design novel types of robots and locomotion controllers.

Der Roboteringenieur Auke Ijspeert entwirft Bioroboter. Das sind Maschinen, die echten Tieren nachgebildet und in der Lage sind, schwieriges Gelände zu bewältigen. Sie würden zu Hause auf den Seiten von Sci-Fi-Romanen auftauchen. Das Verfahren, diese Roboter herzustellen, führt zu besseren Automaten, die zur Feldarbeit, Bedienung und Lebensrettung eingesetzt werden können. Aber diese Roboter ahmen nicht nur die natürliche Welt nach – sie unterstützen uns dabei, unseren eigenen Körper besser zu verstehen, indem sie früher unbekannte Geheimnisse des Rückenmarks lüften.

Roboticist Auke Ijspeert designs biorobots, machines modeled after real animals that are capable of handling complex terrain and would appear at home in the pages of a sci-fi novel. The process of creating these robots leads to better automata that can be used for fieldwork, service, and search and rescue. But these robots don't just mimic the natural world -- they help us understand our own biology better, unlocking previously unknown secrets of the spinal cord.

O roboticista Auke Ijspeert projeta biorrobôs, máquinas baseadas em animais reais que são capazes de lidar com terrenos complexos e apareceriam em casa nas páginas de um romance de ficção científica. O processo de criação desses robôs leva a uma melhor automação que pode ser usada em trabalho de campo, manutenção, e busca e resgate. Mas esses robôs não só imitam o mundo real, eles nos ajudam a entender melhor nossa própria biologia, desvendando segredos até então desconhecidos da medula espinhal.

El robotista Auke Ijspeert diseña biorobots, máquinas que, siguiendo el modelo de los animales reales, son capaces de desplazarse por terrenos complejos y aparecerían en casa en las páginas de una novela de ciencia ficción. El proceso de creación de estos robots lleva a mejores autómatas que pueden usarse para trabajo de campo, en servicios y en búsqueda y rescate. Sin embargo, estos robots no solo imitan el mundo natural, sino que nos ayudan a comprender mejor nuestra propia biología, descubriendo los secretos antes desconocidos de la médula espinal.

로봇공학자 아우케 이스페에르트는 생체 기계를 설계합니다. 생체 기계는 공상 과학 소설 속에 나오는 가정에서 사용되기도 하는데, 실제 동물을 기반으로 설계되어 복잡한 지형에 대처할 수 있습니다. 이러한 로봇을 만드는 과정을 통하여 야외 작업, 서비스, 탐색, 구조 작업 등에 사용할 수 있는 더 나은 로봇 장치를 만들어낼 수 있습니다. 이러한 로봇들이 단순히 자연을 모사하기만 하는 것은 아닙니다. 이 로봇들을 통해 우리는 생물학을 더 잘 이해할 수 있고, 이전에는 미처 알지 못했던 척수에 대한 새로운 사실도 알아낼 수 있습니다.

Le roboticien Auke Ijspeert conçoit des bio-robots, des machines inspirées de vrais animaux qui sont capables de s'adapter à des terrains complexes et qui pourraient avoir leur place dans des livres de Science Fiction. Leur processus de création conduit à de meilleurs robots qui peuvent être utilisés pour des travaux de terrain, de service et de recherche et sauvetage. Mais ces robots ne font pas qu'imiter la nature - ils nous aident à mieux comprendre notre propre biologie, dévoilant des secrets jusque-là inconnus de la moelle épinière.

In this episode we interview Auke Ijspeert on his amphibious salamander robot. He explains how central pattern generators are a powerful tool to link simple high-level commands to complex patterns of locomotion including gait changes, and how they are used in his robot.