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Nice Little Dancing Robot

ercoerco Posts: 20,256
edited 2015-04-18 00:13 in Robotics
"BQ’s CEO, Alberto Mendez, has built a robot kit for kids that enables them, for under $100, to create their own robot using drag-and-drop programming - and it’s all open source."

My kind of CEO! Bot is very well done, a great use of 4 servos and something else that thumps halfway through the demo. Very unusual walking action at 2:00. I will have to build one like this.

http://www.roboticstrends.com/article/watch_this_robot_dance_like_michael_Jackson

Comments

  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2015-03-07 00:12
    erco wrote: »
    a great use of 4 servos and something else that thumps halfway through the demo.

    Pretty sure that is just the robot's feet clacking against the tabletop.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2015-03-07 03:56
    Just when you think everyone has discovered all there is to know, somebody does something creative and different.

    This is indeed something new. I want one.
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2015-03-07 06:25
    Really nicely done. I haven't seen the appeal of walking robots before this, but that was really cute.
  • ratronicratronic Posts: 1,451
    edited 2015-03-07 07:48
    I like those "slick moves". I think it is a 5DOF (servos).

    Edit: Starting @ about 1min5sec in the video is why I think it is 5DOF.
  • W9GFOW9GFO Posts: 4,010
    edited 2015-03-07 08:50
    ratronic wrote: »

    Edit: Starting @ about 1min5sec in the video is why I think it is 5DOF.

    It is a smooth coordinated movement but I don't see the 5th DoF.
  • ratronicratronic Posts: 1,451
    edited 2015-03-07 08:58
    I had noticed the blockhead rotating at the same time as the legs were turning and the feet moving. However they did it, it has some slick moves!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2015-03-07 15:10
    I count 2 ankle servos and 2 hip servos. For most of those motions, the two hip servos are in sync and I think you could eliminate one servo by gearing them to rotate together. Could be an awesome 3 servo bot.

    BTW, this is not BQ's first rodeo: http://www.bq.com/gb/products/kit-robotica.html
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    edited 2015-04-18 00:13
    Another li'l dancing bot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKPHgMXnQ8w
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