Month: September 2009
A walking robot using programmable springs
This is a simple demonstration of how programmable spring actuators can be used to create a set of robot legs with in-built stepping reflexes. The robot ‘walks’ when it is pulled along on its leash. All the behaviour is embedded in the actuators. When a leg is perturbed beyond a limit, the shoulder actuator sends…
Building a sumo robot. A physics question about motors, torque, and gears…?
The objective of the contest is raw pushing power. I have (3) duplicate electric motors at my disposal. Would I get more power from attaching all three on a single axle that is torqued up with a gear ratio? Or would it be better to have each run independently, with its own gear set? We…
robot toy
fatkungfu’s webcam recorded Video – September 06, 2009, 04:15 PM Duration : 0:2:12
Muhammad Emman – Merry go round
Robolab/Lego Dacta Mindstorms Set #3 – Merry go round Duration : 0:0:17