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Re: My Lego Flexpicker Video on YouTube
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Date: 
Tue, 17 Feb 2009 06:48:45 GMT
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In lugnet.robotics.nxt, Chris Shepherd wrote:
> In lugnet.robotics.nxt, Eric Sophie wrote:
> > In lugnet.robotics.nxt, Iain Hendry wrote:
> > > In lugnet.robotics.nxt, Eric Sophie wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Pffff, oh man, that is so awesome. The only other flex picker I saw was in Brick
> > > > Fest 2003:
> > > 
> > > I've made 3-4 different versions as well.  I unfortunately don't have any photos
> > > of the most recent version.
> > > 
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1111600
> > > 
> > > http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=118118
> > 
> > Hey wow, I like your solution as well! Well done and very straight forward.
> > Seeing yours helped me to understand these machines a bit more too, thanks!
> > 
> > Ugg so many cool parts, all those ball joint control arms, very nice!
> > 
> > > However my efforts have been more focused on speed than specific assembly tasks.
> > > They are fantastic robots to work with.  We used an ABB IRB340 for testing and
> > > sorting milk samples in viles at high speed for a customer.
> > 
> > I see these machines work very quickly indeed!
> > 
> > > -Iain
> 
> This one can run much faster.  I am running the motors at 35%.  I had to choose
> between realism and speed.  If it goes much faster, when it stops suddenly, the
> loose joints cause it to swing and sway.  I would have to put about a one second
> pause to let it stop before the next move.  It is not pretty.

35%. That shows how precise these systems are. I bet it would "whip" around
higher than that. Additional gearing down would just make it bigger.

I think that pause is also advantageous in that, you get a chance to hear and or
realize all the cool sounds your Flexpicker makes! That video is so great!

> Plus, the center of gravity of the thing is really high and it is moving all the
> time, so the whole frame sways a lot too.  I spent a significant time developing
> a rigid frame.

Ahh I hear that! Good work.

> Chris

- Eric



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  Re: My Lego Flexpicker Video on YouTube
 
(...) This one can run much faster. I am running the motors at 35%. I had to choose between realism and speed. If it goes much faster, when it stops suddenly, the loose joints cause it to swing and sway. I would have to put about a one second pause (...) (18 years ago, 14-Feb-09, to lugnet.robotics.nxt)

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