Industry Report on Robotics: Focus on New Actuator Technologies
(Report produced by: Shenwan Hongyuan Research) 1. Quasi Direct Drive Actuators: Emerging Actuator Technology with High Dynamic Response 1.1 Quasi Direct Drive Actuators: Emerging Actuator Technology for Legged Robots The Quasi Direct Drive (QDD) actuator first gained public attention through the MIT Cheetah quadruped robot. The QDD is an emerging actuator technology that relies on … Read more