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Re: 4 Legged Robot; Steering Help
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 28 Apr 2002 01:43:46 GMT
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I thought of a system like that with either the ankles or feet moving,
unfortunately the robot will be using 2 motors for each leg so adding
another means adding another rcx to the robot (it'll be using 3 already).
Thanks for the confirmation of the body turntable.
"Kevin L. Clague" <kevin_clague@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Gv88EL.Dno@lugnet.com...
> gigamax,
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> The turntable in the body is sure to work. It is a sure fire method.
> Mind you, I've never made a quadraped. I work on bipeds.
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> What might be a more interesting concept is two turntables on each front
> foot. If you can power the two front feet seperate from the back feet, • then
> your quad could turn without moving forwards or backwards. If you were
> really feeling adventurous, you could try a turntable on each foot.
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> Kevin
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> > I have read information suggesting to put a turntable in the body, but
> > without a working model I'm not sure if this will actually work. Does • anyone
> > have any suggestions on the best way to make a 4 legged robot turn?
> >
> > thanks!
> >
> >
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 | | Re: 4 Legged Robot; Steering Help
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| gigamax, The turntable in the body is sure to work. It is a sure fire method. Mind you, I've never made a quadraped. I work on bipeds. What might be a more interesting concept is two turntables on each front foot. If you can power the two front feet (...) (22 years ago, 27-Apr-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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