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General Misc => Robot Videos => Topic started by: JesseWelling on October 28, 2006, 05:51:01 PM

Title: 6 legged rollerskating robot
Post by: JesseWelling on October 28, 2006, 05:51:01 PM

this really looks sweet.....talk about being masters of non-holonomic movement.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6123206611683952084&q=mobile+robotics

Title: re: 6 legged rollerskating robot
Post by: Admin on October 28, 2006, 06:05:24 PM

AAAAahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!

I just posted that link myself right after you!!!!!!!!!

ok deleting mine . . .

yea i was very impressed with that robot design  :)

Title: Re: 6 legged rollerskating robot
Post by: Admin on October 28, 2006, 06:08:10 PM

I looked up the website for it

http://www-robot.mes.titech.ac.jp/robot/walking/rollerwalker/rollerwalker_e.html

even has a video of it rolling up-hill!

Title: Re: 6 legged rollerskating robot
Post by: JesseWelling on October 28, 2006, 06:10:04 PM

sweet jesus.....makes me feel stupid when i work on my bot. :-\

Title: Re: 6 legged rollerskating robot
Post by: Admin on November 06, 2006, 11:17:49 AM

BBC just did an article on the prof responsible for this bot . . .

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/06/technology_robot_menagerie/html/1.stm