Decided if i am going to make one i just need to go all out. This is what i am using my new SSC-32 for: 8 legs with 4 DOF per leg. Right now i only have 10 HS-485HB’s with 24 HS-645MG on the way. I will be using every port on the SSC-32 and controlling it with an Arduino Demila…

OK, two hours is not bad! I would think you’d need to consider the range of motion, can you get a leg up and onto an 8" (?) step? It would be really impressive to see a hexapod climb stairs! I have one robot that’s spent the last 20 years “upstairs” as it can’t climb stairs. W…

Range of motion? After i redo these tibia’s yet again (wish i practiced the measure twice cut once) I will be doing the wow i can flip itsself over routine to show off the range of motion for it. With manual posing stairs don’t appear to be an issue. I am still a long ways from …

Not sure how this is going to fly but: I decided to try something “new” instead of programming my octopod to walk. Why don’t i program it to learn to walk? Nifty concept?

It’s been done. imagination-engines.com/robot_brains.htm Not saying you shouldn’t try it though…

Good that means i can do it! well at least attempt it. I figured i wasn’t the first thats why i had the quotes. Hashed out a lot of ideas today. Tomorrow i am going to start the frame works for the code base.

Several researchers have developed “evolution” programs that can over a period of time derive gaits based on reinforcement algorithms. These are all simulated motion (to my knowledge) until the “winner” emerges. Trying on actual hardware with our somewhat delicate R/C servos co…

Well it Flew by mistake. so new legs are on way to replace those that broke :slight_smile: but the good news is. After burying my nose in some books I am no closer on the AI than when i started. Two thumbs up on that!. zhanx.net/incoming/ELF/DSC_4207.JPG zhanx.net/incoming/ELF…

Too bad! well. should be easy to fix! Yeah, they’ve been working on AI for 40 some years, and don’t have much to show for it. On the other hand, you can certainly make it autonomous! Alan KM6VV Well it Flew by mistake. so new legs are on way to replace those that broke …

just found out the weirdest thing. The black plastic on the sharp ir sensor is conductive. Ground it out helped stabilize my readings a bit. weird…

That’s interesting. Shielding would certainly help! I’ll have to remember that. My sensors have been mounted on metal, so that probably helped. Alan KM6VV

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zhanx January 10, 2010, 12:05pm 162

thanks fixed