Walking Robot
drstatic
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Are you interested in owning a heavy-duty all-terrain spider-like walking robot? Well here you go!!! One of the largest and most advanced laser cut aluminum walking robot ever offered. This was part of my capstone project in school, later used it for school demonstrations and teaching, and currently resides on the shelf getting dusty. Even NASA has tinkered with this design.
The Nomad HDATS (Heavy Duty, All Terrain System). At over 26" wide leg to leg and a generous 13 - 7/8" decks for electronics, power, and hardware, this is the "top of the line" offering for a robot of this kind. Features a heavy duty, 4-way adjustable, 3-degrees of freedom (3DOF) leg design with 4/40 threaded rods and adjustable brass couplers makes carrying a heavy load over difficult terrain a breeze.
No longer is the robot limited to navigating the indoors!
It's advanced design and complex walking kinematics is not difficult to program and already taken care of that for you. A Parallax LCD Appmod is used to select the gate speed and direction with just a touch of a button! Also has an RC mode for remote control operation [program included too].
Software
The Nomad Demo Program is a fully adjustable modular program written in PBasic. The program provides 12 directions and 16 speeds setting through the 4 button LCD AppMod. The Nomad Demo program also auto-detects the presence of a radio receiver. If a RC receiver is connected to the BS2p and powered, the Nomad will move under RC control.
If youre a novice coder the modular program design makes it easy to tweak the program to accommodate your robotic applications. Adjustable values include leg lift, speed, and direction.
Are you an intermediate to advanced coder? If so, the Walking Engine with gaitCode program is for you. This code utilizes the same modular design as the Demo program but the LCD AppMod and RC sub routines have been removed. Simply pass the gaitCode byte variable to the Parse_GaidCode subroutine and access any combinations of speed and direction. Therefore, you can create custom robotic applications and not worry about the complex walking sequence.
If you are interested in created custom walking sequences, there is a programming tool called Leg Joint Test. This program allows you to edit the EEPROM table responsible for joint movement. By controlling each individual joint or controlling a leg as a unit, you can test and implement custom walking sequences.
What are you getting...
1. Nomad H.D.A.T. "BUGS" Robot
** B.U.G.S. - Bionic Urban Ground System
2. Collection of Supporting Programs w/ Programming Cable
3. Misc Power Supplies
4. Camera Setup
5. New HiTec 6-Channel Radio
6. Ping))) Ultrasonic Sensor [Not Installed]
7. Upgraded LCD Setup [Not Installed]
8. Huge Collection of eBooks, Manuals, Etc.
What do you need...
1. Read the Manual
2. Decide Mode of Operation
3. And Power... Either tether to a wall plug or... Run-off NiMH batteries [7.4V]...
<b>[video]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-iryi4vFbHlI/UBCohTux87I/AAAAAAAAK_k/CVLvtBIO_uM/s320/DSCN8400.AVI[/video]
The Cost... $2200 shipped [CONUS]
** Only selling because I need the money! This is a great opportunity... And an even better deal... This is not a toy, it is hobby / industrial grade robot. Don't miss out.
The Nomad HDATS (Heavy Duty, All Terrain System). At over 26" wide leg to leg and a generous 13 - 7/8" decks for electronics, power, and hardware, this is the "top of the line" offering for a robot of this kind. Features a heavy duty, 4-way adjustable, 3-degrees of freedom (3DOF) leg design with 4/40 threaded rods and adjustable brass couplers makes carrying a heavy load over difficult terrain a breeze.
No longer is the robot limited to navigating the indoors!
It's advanced design and complex walking kinematics is not difficult to program and already taken care of that for you. A Parallax LCD Appmod is used to select the gate speed and direction with just a touch of a button! Also has an RC mode for remote control operation [program included too].
Software
The Nomad Demo Program is a fully adjustable modular program written in PBasic. The program provides 12 directions and 16 speeds setting through the 4 button LCD AppMod. The Nomad Demo program also auto-detects the presence of a radio receiver. If a RC receiver is connected to the BS2p and powered, the Nomad will move under RC control.
If youre a novice coder the modular program design makes it easy to tweak the program to accommodate your robotic applications. Adjustable values include leg lift, speed, and direction.
Are you an intermediate to advanced coder? If so, the Walking Engine with gaitCode program is for you. This code utilizes the same modular design as the Demo program but the LCD AppMod and RC sub routines have been removed. Simply pass the gaitCode byte variable to the Parse_GaidCode subroutine and access any combinations of speed and direction. Therefore, you can create custom robotic applications and not worry about the complex walking sequence.
If you are interested in created custom walking sequences, there is a programming tool called Leg Joint Test. This program allows you to edit the EEPROM table responsible for joint movement. By controlling each individual joint or controlling a leg as a unit, you can test and implement custom walking sequences.
What are you getting...
1. Nomad H.D.A.T. "BUGS" Robot
** B.U.G.S. - Bionic Urban Ground System
2. Collection of Supporting Programs w/ Programming Cable
3. Misc Power Supplies
4. Camera Setup
5. New HiTec 6-Channel Radio
6. Ping))) Ultrasonic Sensor [Not Installed]
7. Upgraded LCD Setup [Not Installed]
8. Huge Collection of eBooks, Manuals, Etc.
What do you need...
1. Read the Manual
2. Decide Mode of Operation
3. And Power... Either tether to a wall plug or... Run-off NiMH batteries [7.4V]...
<b>[video]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-iryi4vFbHlI/UBCohTux87I/AAAAAAAAK_k/CVLvtBIO_uM/s320/DSCN8400.AVI[/video]
The Cost... $2200 shipped [CONUS]
** Only selling because I need the money! This is a great opportunity... And an even better deal... This is not a toy, it is hobby / industrial grade robot. Don't miss out.
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