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General Misc => Robot Videos => Topic started by: Admin on March 19, 2008, 11:27:43 AM

Title: fast stair climbing RC robot
Post by: Admin on March 19, 2008, 11:27:43 AM
This bugger is really fast up the stairs . . . I think the 'secret' to why it works so well is the articulated chassis, allowing the weight to shift adaptively.

[youtube]wEwvKGa3jt8[/youtube]
Title: Re: fast stair climbing RC robot
Post by: izua on March 19, 2008, 06:24:42 PM
would it work for a 4 wheel design?
Title: Re: fast stair climbing RC robot
Post by: superchiku on March 20, 2008, 12:26:16 AM
its a nice serpent like mechanism the creator has done good work with the design
Title: Re: fast stair climbing RC robot
Post by: AndrewM on March 20, 2008, 11:36:02 AM
would it work for a 4 wheel design?

Yes, but not as well and not as high of steps (or obstacles).  It is a basic cockroach design, shorter front segment capable of pivoting up and down, longer back segment for stability during the lifting.
Title: Re: fast stair climbing RC robot
Post by: Rebelgium on March 21, 2008, 04:31:24 AM
would it work for a 4 wheel design?

Yes, but not as well and not as high of steps (or obstacles).  It is a basic cockroach design, shorter front segment capable of pivoting up and down, longer back segment for stability during the lifting.

True this robot has been designed for this obstacle, and for this obstacle only.
On normal stairs it would have to be higher, thus longer, but then it wouldn't have enough horizontal ground to get it's stability from.

Nice job though.
Title: Re: fast stair climbing RC robot
Post by: superchiku on March 23, 2008, 12:02:04 AM
but still good work has been done on the chassis
Title: Re: fast stair climbing RC robot
Post by: Spoil9 on April 07, 2008, 04:38:52 PM
It's nice and all, but I'm not seeing whats so special about this. It's wired controlled and goes up some stairs, am I missing something in the video?
Title: Re: fast stair climbing RC robot
Post by: cooldog on April 08, 2008, 04:18:09 AM
It's nice and all, but I'm not seeing whats so special about this. It's wired controlled and goes up some stairs, am I missing something in the video?

look at how fast it is