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NVIDIA Technical Blog· Elizabeth Goodman·· 5 days ago65

Make a Robot Arm Feel Weightless with NVIDIA Holoscan 5

Make a Robot Arm Feel Weightless with NVIDIA Holoscan 5

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NVIDIA Holoscan 5 achieves gravity compensation through continuous inverse dynamics calculation, allowing robotic arms to only provide torque to support their weight during operation. This technology supports robotic applications through teaching, object manipulation, or human-robot collaboration, relying on gravity compensation loops.

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Picture guiding a robot arm by hand while its motors supply just enough torque to support its weight and keep the robot upright. This simple interaction, a...

Picture guiding a robot arm by hand while its motors supply just enough torque to support its weight and keep the robot upright. This simple interaction, a useful starting point for robots that learn by demonstration, manipulate objects, or work alongside people, depends on a gravity-compensation loop. Building such a loop is only possible by continuously calculating the inverse dynamics of…

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Source: NVIDIA Technical Blog · developer.nvidia.com