Hop to it, Gertie!

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Hop to it, Gertie!
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Inside this soft squishy, hopping creature is a delta robot, used in an unusual way. Instead of moving an end-effector to a precisely defined position, Gertie’s mechanism allows it to hop up and down or in any direction.

Alonso Martinez’s goal was to make a cute robot with lots of personality. Alonso’s experience in the Character Department at Pixar Animation Studios inspired him to use animation techniques to design Gertie’s personality.

Lookin’ good, Gertie. Keep on hopping!


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9 thoughts on “Hop to it, Gertie!

  1. Hop to it, Gertie! | Salute says:

    […] Read more on MAKE […]

  2. Houblon à lui, Gertie! | TechLab LR says:

    […] … lire la suite (en anglais) […]

  3. Sonny Hill says:

    organic moving robots are the best! like the MorpHex or the Hexcopter Hexapod by MadLab Industries

  4. Robot Week Wrap-Up | MAKE says:

    […] Gertie the Hopping Robot […]

  5. 【robo】ホッピング・エッグなパラレルリンク・レッグ - 物書きエンジニアリング - 物書きエンジニア・瀬戸文美(せとふみ)です says:

    […] Hop to it, Gertie! | MAKE […]

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Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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