LAURON is a six-legged walking robot, which is being developed at the FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik in Germany.

Because of the flexible behavior- based control system, LAURON is capable of adapting to unknown situations very well.

Through the robust mechanical design, different walking patterns and high number of degrees of freedom, LAURON can maintain a stable locomotion even under extreme circumstances.

The artificial neural networks of the previous generations were replaced by a modular reactive control system.

LAURON IV weights 27 kg including its accumulators and can reach a maximum walking speed of up to 0.22 m/s.

[6] The fifth LAURON generation was introduced and demonstrated at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2013 in Karlsruhe Germany.

[7] The flexibility and maneuverability of LAURON V was improved by adding another rotational joint to each leg close to the main body.

With its insect like kinematic structure and behavior-based control system LAURON is able to cope with difficult, rough terrain.