Humanoid robot arms, legs and brains
as cornerstones towards intelligent robots


In the talk I will discuss why and how humanoid robots
serve as an excellent way of fundamental research
in intelligent robots in general.
Starting from current humanoid robot design
and the example of autonomous humanoid soccer robots
several projects on new types of humanoid robot arms
and legs will be discussed.
The different motion systems require very different control 
strategies but also offer new characteristics of motion 
performance as well as interesting analogies to human motion 
control which cannot be found in conventional humanoid robots.