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Re: Some questions that relate to an idea I am thinking about
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lugnet.robotics
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Fri, 20 Sep 2002 15:57:04 GMT
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Chris 'Xenon' Hanson <xenon@3NOMORESPAMdnature.com>
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Mario Ferrari wrote:
> > Challenges:
> > Strength of lifting apparatus
> > Strength and stability of 'foot'
> > Weight/balance of bot (so it is stable while it is raised and
> > turning)
> > Has anyone done anything like this? It would seem to allow you to
> > build a
> > very strong rigid drive system that could still execute precise tight
> > turns. It could not turn 'on the move' unfortunately, but it would be
> > a good system for a move-scan-plan-move robot that could get itself
> > out of tight corners.
> I have built a robot based on this architecture. I used it to attend a
> contest where the robots had to cover a distance, touch a wall, rotate
> and come back as precisely as possible to the starting point. I don't
> have a page on my site for this robot yet, but I just copied a few
> pictures of it in a temporary folder:
> http://www.marioferrari.org/temp/DCP_1281.JPG
> http://www.marioferrari.org/temp/DCP_1287.JPG
> http://www.marioferrari.org/temp/DCP_1299.JPG
> http://www.marioferrari.org/temp/DCP_1301.JPG
> http://www.marioferrari.org/temp/DCP_1304.JPG
VERY cool, Mario. I suspect this entire concept would fare poorly on uneven
terrain, but it seems like the perfect solution for certain situations.
> Ciao
> Mario
Chris - Xenon
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