Autonomous round hexapod

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Hello all,
this is my project: i am planning to build an round hexapod (either lexan or servo erectors) and add ultra sonic (SRF05) and infra-red (IRPD) to it.

The autonomous action i plan just as it follows:

  • upon booting the brain, one round ultra sonic scan is being made (full 360 degree) to detect the area which is clear for investigation.
  • turn to face the direction
  • walking into that direction, while walking, doing a front sensor sweep to detect obstacles and adapt the path accodringly
  • storing every vector (direction and length) of the path to turn and walk back if the path is totally blocked

i am using a Mini-ABB with Basic Atom Pro28 and a SSC. i hope, this will be enough.

later on, if i have enough money, i will add either an wireless camera or wireless communication to move the intelligence to a pc.

wish me luck :slight_smile:

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Beware, just because a PC can execute code at insane speeds doesn’t mean that your wireless connection can stream it that fast.
Worse, packets of information being streamed tend to get lost unexpectedly and frequently.

The only real feasable reason for telemetry is when onboard computers simply can’t do what needs to be done (and with extremely advanced onboard processors like Gumstix and the like, that’s a real rareity), or when you desire remote controlling or remote data logging.

If you want fast and powerful autonomous bot, go with something like the Gumstix.
If you need to be able to remotely override that autonomy, or to be able to reprogram your bot in the field, then telemetry is a better choice.

You probably won’t be saving any weight or battery life using a wireless module instead of a small onboard CPU.