May 27-30, 2024 · Pensacola, Florida
About Dynamic Walking
An interdisciplinary conference bringing together biomechanists and roboticists with interest in legged locomotion, manipulation, and behavior. Dynamic Walking has been organized since 2005, and has been held in international locations:
2023 DLR, Munich, Germany
2022 Madison, Wisconsin
2021 GaTech and FAMU-FSU, Virtual Dynamic Walking
2020 CMU and UPenn, Virtual Dynamic Walking
2019 Canmore, Canada
2018 Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola, Florida, USA
2017 Mariehamn, Finland
2016 Camp Ohiyesa, Holly, Michigan, USA
2015 Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA
2014 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zürich, Switzerland
2013 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
2012 Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Pensacola, Florida, USA
2011 Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany
2010 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
2009 Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2008 Delft University, Delft, Netherlands
2007 Mariehamn, Aland, Finland
2006 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
2005 Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Dynamic Walking is a single-track conference of 150-200 participants, with a tradition of communal meals, convenient lodging, and emphasis on discussion.
Conference Dates: May 27-30, 2024
20th Annual Dynamic Walking Conference
The aim of this meeting, the 20th of an annual series, was to provide insight into the fundamental principles that underlie legged locomotion. Topics central to dynamic walking include energetics, stability and control, predictive principles and models, dynamic modeling, empirical data with a conceptual tie in, and robot successes and failures. Participants include both students and professors, with a mixture of researchers studying human or animal locomotion and those designing prosthetics, exoskeletons, or walking robots.
To promote open sharing of information, the meetings were organized to provide as much interaction between participants as possible. The format was highly informal and fluid, with a single track of presentations and extensive time scheduled for interaction, brainstorming, and idea sharing. The schedule included many hands-on tutorials and demonstrations of dynamic walking robots.
Tentative Schedule
Sunday, May 26
4pm - 8pm Welcome Reception + IHMC Tour
7pm Check-in to hotels / beach houses
Monday, May 27
9am - 6pm Conference Talks
7:00 pm - Evening activities
Tuesday, May 28
9am - 12pm Fun Activities
1pm - 5:30pm Conference Talks
5:30pm - 7pm Plenary Talk
9:00 pm - Evening activities
Wednesday, May 29
9am - 5pm Conference Talks
6pm - 8pm Kickball Game and Group Dinner
Thursday, May 30
9am - 1pm Hardware demos
Accommodations, Meals, and Transportation:
Meals: Most meals will be included in the conference registration price. Breakfast and lunch will be served at the venue on all meeting days. There will be a welcome reception on Sunday, May 26th at IHMC with pizza, no-host on Tuesdsay evening, and a special dinner on Wednesday evening.
Accommodations: Local beach houses have been reserved, along with a block of hotel rooms. Attendees will be assigned to a beach house/hotel room based on their preferences. Check-in is 7pm on Sunday, May 26th, and check-out is 10am on Thurdsay, May 30th. Beach houses will be within walking distance of each other to encourage fun and conversation.
Transportation: Transportation is being arranged for attendees to events on Tuesday and Wednesday. There will also be airport shuttles on Sunday and Thursday.
