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RE: Walking robot - Related Topic
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lugnet.robotics.handyboard
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Date:
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Thu, 18 Jun 1998 12:54:47 GMT
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Original-From:
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John Hatton <johnha@icsplc.coIHATESPAM.uk>
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Mike,
I have actually seen only 3 reasonable quality walkers on the market
(the 6 legged kind) but I have to admit that I haven't searched that far
recently. Lynxmotion (http://www.lynxmotion.com) do one which looks to
be pretty good quality however it is a bit expensive, it also requires
12 servos. Novasoft (http://www.mil.ufl.edu/novasoft/) also do a 12
servo, 6 legged walker which is a different design from the Lynxmotion
one but still looks pretty good. The final one is the Stampbug, this is
a 3 servo, 6 legged walker from Parallax (http://www.parallaxinc.com/)
which is fairly restricted in it's development but is a simple starting
point (it is driven by either a pic or Basic stamp1 but the servos can
be controlled from any source as long as it isn't to heavy, the stampbug
is quite small).
Hope this helps.
John Hatton
> ----------
> From: Mike Davis[SMTP:ipscone@halcyon.com]
> Sent: 17 June 1998 16:01
> To: John Hatton
> Cc: handyboard@media.mit.edu
> Subject: RE: Walking robot - Related Topic
>
> Related Question.
>
> I am working on a robot project with my daughter this summer. I was
> wondering how many walking robot kits there out there. I would like a high
> quality one that lends itself to further development.
>
> Also, I have seen most of the robot chassis kits, I believe but have not seen
> too
> many track models. Like the paragraph above I am looking for a relatively
> high
> quality (small, sturdy, reliable, repairable) one.
>
> Anybody know of any? Tracked preferred but wheeled is ok too.
>
> An option is to build one but I have no clue where to get parts like tracks
> (belts)
> and gearing to match, gears, etc. I have tried RC Hobbie shops but they are
> very limited.
>
> From: John Hatton <JohnHa@icsplc.co.uk>
> To: "'siming@singnet.com.sg'" <siming@singnet.com.sg>,
> "'Handyboard Mailing List'" <handyboard@media.mit.edu>
> Subject: RE: Walking robot and change of email
> Date sent: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:30:58 +0100
>
> > I've recently bought a Stampbug (6 legged walker) from Milford
> > Instruments
> > ( http://www.milinst.demon.co.uk/ ) in the UK and they have a simple 2
> > legged robot in their catalog.
> >
> > I hope this is of help.
> >
> > John Hatton
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From: EVA-01[SMTP:siming@singnet.com.sg]
> > > Sent: 17 June 1998 15:05
> > > To: handyboard@media.mit.edu
> > > Subject: Walking robot and change of email
> > >
> > > Hi, I wonder if this is a little off topic, but since I got a Handyboard
> > > I would like to use it in a walking robot application. Does anyone have
> > > any experience in making 2-legged robots? Hmm....
> > >
> > >
>
>
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