noise0
February 11, 2009, 5:49pm
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74AC14 microcore ( L293D driver )
walk
Actuators / output devices: 2x Solarbotic geared motor
Target environment: outdoor
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/microcore-walker
guibot
February 11, 2009, 8:17pm
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very nice creature! looks very nice creature! looks so organic!!!
lolgeek
February 11, 2009, 9:08pm
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I am interested in the legs
Looks like you hot glued some paper clips together.
hot glue and duct tape are what makes the world go around.
fritsl
February 12, 2009, 3:13am
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Wow! I said when I saw that!
Wow! I said when I saw that! Best quadrapod of it’s kind that I have ever seen!
More photos?
Why don’t ya fill out the entire scheme on the “submit robot”? You can edit it and give us some more
And as said; Photos!! I’d like to understand how this thing is doing what it is!
fritsl
February 12, 2009, 3:16am
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AH! I get it!?!Because of
AH! I get it!?!
Because of the angle, the overall "v-shape", the legs automatically lifts when they should! Very cool!
So it is just 2 motors with legs, but the way they are placed in angle to each other makes the legs move up from the ground when moving forward!!
Clever!
noise0
February 12, 2009, 5:04am
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** <<hot glue and duct tape**
<<hot glue and duct tape are what makes the world go around.>>
haha you are damn right
http://noise0.altervista.org/
nice one! Cute little walker. I like it lots.
noise0
February 12, 2009, 5:19am
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you are right…the dynamic
you are right…
the dynamic (unstable) equilibrium is the key that make this bot walk
the trick is the correct motor angle , leg geometry and weight balance…
those parameter have to be tuned so the body tend to fall left and right at every step with the right timing
the critical aspect with this sort of walker is weight/power ratio -> too weight and it easily become a sitting duck…
infact it works for few minutes because low energy 9v battery
http://noise0.altervista.org/
Nicola
February 12, 2009, 8:13am
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very natural and also very very natural and also very fast! thumbs up!
Hey Noise I am just now getting around to commenting… I adore your work sir, all of them. The solar (brainless) line follower is brilliant but this walker is so organic in it’s moves, it’s almost a little creepy. Good stuff, sir --Good stuff.
any clues about what those any clues about what those ratios are? For example, what angle are the legs spread at? How much weight vs power are you using? That’s an awesome, awesome bot.
npaiva
February 25, 2009, 6:27pm
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Really Organic!!! Really Organic!!!
wow this one is awesome:) wow this one is awesome:)
noise0
May 25, 2009, 11:37am
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this is a cool tutorial on
this is a cool tutorial on microcore walkers
http://vsim.freeservers.com/amiller/microcore.html
can it turn? hmm? cool way of walking