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new robot sets the bar.

Fred HawkinsFred Hawkins Posts: 997
edited 2008-01-17 23:01 in Propeller 1
For $300, this is stiff competition:
[*]Operates for 45-50 min on a single charge [*]17 servos = 17 degrees of freedom [*]19 Integrated Circuits (IC's): 1 processing IC, 1 audio IC and 1 IC per servo [*]Height: 6.5”, Width: 4”, Depth: 2.5” [*]Weight: 12 oz. (0.34kg or 0.75lbs) including batteries [*]1 Gyro-sensor [*]Built in speaker [*]Built in microphone [*]Auto sleep feature when batteries are low.

comes with a radio control.

http://waziwazi.com/node/106

I see a prop backpack to give it some feedback sensors....

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  • GadgetmanGadgetman Posts: 2,436
    edited 2007-10-05 08:21
    Looks nice, but the size will make it difficult to 'adapt' as there's not that much room inside for custom circuitboards.

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  • Graham StablerGraham Stabler Posts: 2,510
    edited 2007-10-05 10:20
    It would be great if they offered a bare bones unit, just the frame with servos installed.
  • lnielsenlnielsen Posts: 72
    edited 2007-10-08 21:01
    They don't have a lot of information about the servos. Are they PWM or Serial? I don't see a lot of wires so they may be serial. How much torque do they have? It is only 6" high so they may be very weak. It is IR remote control only, you won't do PC to robot communication and I doubt you will have easy access to the gyro data and such.

    I will stick to the Bioloid even with it being 3 times the cost, it is 3 times bigger as well!

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  • lnielsenlnielsen Posts: 72
    edited 2007-10-08 21:07
    A little more googling and I found out that a CAM version with PC wireless is in the works so that may address some of my issues. The CAM version will be around $50 more.

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  • OzStampOzStamp Posts: 377
    edited 2008-01-16 10:59
    I want one of these..

    this is what a real robot does... awesome stuff..


    Kudo's to Professor Dr Raymond Clavel.

    The concept that DR Clavel developed 30 years ago is now being used by all the leading Robotics
    companies around the world..royalties galore...

    cheers ron mel oz
  • Graham StablerGraham Stabler Posts: 2,510
    edited 2008-01-16 11:58
    Parallel kinematics rocks, here is my page on the subject:

    www.indoor.flyer.co.uk/kinematics.htm

    Graham
  • CardboardGuruCardboardGuru Posts: 443
    edited 2008-01-16 12:48
    Similar to how the platforms on flight simulators work, except upside down.

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  • Graham StablerGraham Stabler Posts: 2,510
    edited 2008-01-16 14:55
    The 6-axis ones are exactly the same, it's called a Steward platform. But generally its all about many actuators combining there motions to create the overall motion which is one reason the flex pickers of ABB are so fast.

    Graham
  • OzStampOzStamp Posts: 377
    edited 2008-01-16 22:32
    Hi Graham.

    You 've got a cool website...alot of interesting stuff.
    cheers
    Ron mel oz
  • Remy BlankRemy Blank Posts: 42
    edited 2008-01-17 23:01
    OzStamp said...
    this is what a real robot does... awesome stuff..


    Kudo's to Professor Dr Raymond Clavel.
    Funny to find this reference here. Prof. Clavel (yes, he's been a professor for quite some time now) was my professor of applied mechanics at EPFL. A very bright person.

    And yes, the Delta robot truly is amazing. I haven't had the opportunity to work with one as a student, but we've had several demonstrations, and it is just incredibly fast. The models we had then could perform accelerations of 10g (10 times Earth's acceleration) and more on the platform. I expect they have improved it since.

    Here's a link to Prof. Clavel's laboratory. Lots of interesting stuff.

    lsro.epfl.ch/page62440.html

    -- Remy
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