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How Do Athletes do it?

The M-DRIVE was developed on principals of kinesiology and kinematics, the study of the human and non-human body movement.

The innovative design simulates the motion of an athlete running,  the pads and linkages emulated hips, legs, knees, and feet of a mechanical runner.

Motion algorithms were created, modeled and applied to the M-DRIVE mechanism.

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New Patented Gear Drive

The brains behind the Motus M-DRIVE is Carlos Hoefken, the CTO, and the Founder of Motus Labs. As a former robot systems integrator, Carlos was frustrated with the cost and limitations of current gear drive technology. Carlos was determined to come up with a smarter solution. His determination led to many late nights, lots of tinkering, and five years of dedication, resulting in a unique, breakthrough precision transmission architecture that has seven U.S. patents issued and other U.S. and international patents pending.

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M-Drive in Action

The M-DRIVE ‘legs and feet’ replaced the age-old brute-force gear teeth with low-friction mating surfaces that act like cleated shoes running on the inside of a cylinder that won’t slip under pressure.

A new method was applied to intelligently create and control the movement to maximize torque and minimize slippage and flexing. Later, a cam follower design and software tools were created to produce a perfectly optimized motion.

• Dramatic increase in contact area and efficiency
• Mating blocks can be made with lightweight materials
• More torque for given weight
• Lower weight for given torque
• Greater rigidity, stable control over the robot

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