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Tripod Bot

ercoerco Posts: 20,256
edited 2015-08-20 04:48 in Robotics
Simple and pretty cool, looks like just 3 servos. Although that rapid flutter motion must be hard on a servo.

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  • It looks a little like CrabFu's swashbot http://www.crabfu.com/swashbot/swashbot1.html
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    XLNT, thanks MH. I was looking for tripod bots. Crabfu is awesome!
  • I also thought of swashbot.

    I think the date of the video makes it pretty obvious it's a swashbot clone. It would have been nice if the guy mentioned swashbot.

    I think the swashbots are cool little robots but I'm not a big fan of the motion.

    I suppose one could make a three legged bot with 3dof legs which moved the CG over two of the legs and then slid the third leg in the direction of travel. It would probably have a hard time on carpet or rough surfaces.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    I'm hot on tripod and diamond quadropeds with new gaits.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    BTW it's nice to hear from you guys again. Between the forum changes and vacation, it feels like it's been a while since we all dove into a project together. Maybe we need a new challenge. Figure 1? Figure 0? :)
  • Erco, I've been quiet because work has been crazy, and the new forum had Android issues. But it looks like the edit control now works on Android. Hurray.

    BTW I believe that we already have an outstanding challenge, and I am the only person to complete it. Let's see your mobile tower of Hanoi robot!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    Onnit, Dawg!
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