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Coolest robot ever...

rwgast_logicdesignrwgast_logicdesign Posts: 1,464
edited 2012-11-30 15:12 in Robotics
So after watching the movie battleship, where they have these flying sphere robots I got to thinking about how one may build a ball robot and being fresh out of ideas I turned to the net. I never realized that a ball shaped robot would be so hard to implement but this guy took a new approach using accelerometers and motors instead of pendulums, check it out this thing can climb stairs

http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/engineering/robots/4332921

Comments

  • teganburnsteganburns Posts: 134
    edited 2012-11-28 00:35
    interesting...it gets you thinking.
  • rwgast_logicdesignrwgast_logicdesign Posts: 1,464
    edited 2012-11-28 11:02
    So maybe its not the coolest ever but I think as far as robots go this thing could definately be a better rover than a rover
  • msrobotsmsrobots Posts: 3,709
    edited 2012-11-29 21:33
    How about putting a rover in a ball?

    Wouldn't that work also?

    Mike
  • rwgast_logicdesignrwgast_logicdesign Posts: 1,464
    edited 2012-11-30 15:12
    That might work ok, but I dont think it would be able to climb up stairs to easy you really have to get the weight in the bot swing in a fairly presice manner
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