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RE: Gyroscopes That Don't Spin Make It Easy to Hover
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Wed, 21 Aug 2002 16:15:42 GMT
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> > Maybe a good use would be a COG shifting, walking robot.
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> have you seen Legosaurus Rex at http://www.lbrick.com/projects/lrex.htm
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> > Or, a LEGO Segway...
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> lacking the gyro, military duck jock used a rotation sensor:
> http://members.rogers.com/militaryduckjock/balance/balance.html
> actually it is not a segway ht, but resembles to it.
Oh, there are plenty of COG shifting walking robots. But most of them are made to work on a flat surface, and (I suspect) most of them move sort of slow.
Iain's pole balancing robot (while impressive) is no Segway.
Now, I'm going to have to try and make a two wheeled line following robot...
Steve
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