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Re: Climbing robot?
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lugnet.robotics
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Sun, 29 Aug 1999 02:13:46 GMT
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Paul Speed <pspeed@{avoidspam}augustschell.com>
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Pete Hardie wrote:
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> Ben Erwin wrote:
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> > I've seen a ROBOLAB video where someone had made a bot which
> > could climb glass doors with suction cups and pneumatics, and
> > Fudd has got his stair climber... but has anyone made a robot
> > that can climb a pole of some sort? i.e. straight up?
> >
> > I have some ideas in the works but wanted to gather other
> > thoughts/ideas before I attempt anything. Thanks.
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> Well, my initial thought is that a simple climber is one that has
> an inchworm-style motion - open upper gripper, extend the upper
> half, close upper gripper, release lower gripper, contract body
> to raise lower gripper, close lower gripper, repeat.
What about a set of tank treads (3 or more) that just hug
the pole and go? With the proper tension is might work.
Just a thought,
-Paul (pspeed@progeeks.com, http://www.progeeks.com/)
--
Did you check the web site first?: http://www.crynwr.com/lego-robotics
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| (...) I'm not sure if the Lego system can exert enough pressure on a tread structure to allow this to work, since it would need to be in the sweet spot between to little to grip and too much to roll. Still, it is something to experiment with. And it (...) (25 years ago, 30-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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| (...) Well, my initial thought is that a simple climber is one that has an inchworm-style motion - open upper gripper, extend the upper half, close upper gripper, release lower gripper, contract body to raise lower gripper, close lower gripper, (...) (25 years ago, 25-Aug-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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