Flame and energy-efficient walking robots

How it works

The original report describes Flame, a walking robot associated with researcher Daan Hobbelen at Delft University of Technology. The research explores how mechanical dynamics and active control can produce a more efficient and human-like gait.

Rather than treating every joint as a rigidly positioned mechanism, walking research examines controlled movement, balance, and the exchange of energy during a step. The archived report is a snapshot of that work, not a claim about a current product.

The original page linked to externally hosted illustrations. Those files are absent from the backup; the text has been restored without substitute images.

On the bench

The remote research photographs did not survive in the local backup. No substitute images or unsupported present-day results have been added.

Resources & provenance

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