Robot climb up and down stairs

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This is my first robot for climbing stairs. The design is based on Packbot. Finally, I hope I can complete a robot like the Packbot.

For more information, please see my facebook.

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.185924221447011.37224.100000883021476&type=3

Updated on 3-Jan-2012.

For building the tank's tracks. I used the tracks from  'Heng Long  M26'

http://www.tankzone.co.uk/images/hl/m26/m26tracks.jpg

As the friction of the traks is not enough to hold the robot, I drill holes ( each 2mm) on the tracks. Cut  carpet(backward side)  into many segments, cut CAT5 LAN cable into segments, mount the segments on the tracks.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=299854433387322&set=a.185924221447011.37224.100000883021476&type=3&theater

Navigate, Climb up and down stairs

  • Control method: PS2 wireless Controller
  • CPU: Arduino Decimila
  • Power source: 11.1V for Electronic, 22.4V for motors
  • Target environment: indoor, outdoor
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/robots/show/robot-climb-up-and-down-stairs
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Really Impressive

That is really very impressive.  I especially like the way it uses the leading tracks to help it get into the climbing position with the main tracks.  I have never seen anything quite like that.  Very creative.

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犀利!! Good job man! I

犀利!! Good job man! I like those hand made tracks.

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Yes. the friction is very

Yes. the friction is very imporant  for climbing up stairs . I am using carpet and cat5 lan cable for making the tracks.

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My favorite kind of bots :wink:

My favorite kind of bots :wink: Very nice

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Looks brilliant, tracks are

Looks brilliant, tracks are surely only second to walkers for difficulty and you’ve pulled this one off very well

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Hey great robot, you got

Hey great robot, you got mentioned on hackaday.com 

 

http://hackaday.com/2012/01/06/treaded-robot-modified-for-stair-climbing/