Author Topic: A-Pod (Read 10284 times)

BANE · « **on:** April 11, 2009, 04:59:56 AM »

I must admit this has been the coolest looking and preforming hex pod I've seen.

[youtube=425,350]A-Pod part 1[/youtube]
Bane

SmAsH · « **Reply #1 on:** April 11, 2009, 05:02:21 AM »

hehe link removed much? here you go guys http://hackaday.com/2009/04/07/a-pod/ and bane to post a youtube vid just post a link to the video, the thing you type in your browser.
A-Pod part 1
saw this thing on hackaday and loved it, don't know why i didn't post it here tho...

BANE · « **Reply #2 on:** April 11, 2009, 05:04:24 AM »

heres the youtube link. <edited out> I can't seem to embed it.

SmAsH · « **Reply #3 on:** April 11, 2009, 05:06:02 AM »

haha you just did! you just have to post the link to the vid to embed it now.

BANE · « **Reply #4 on:** April 11, 2009, 05:07:28 AM »

Ha ha,

i don't know how but thanks for putting it on smash.

SmAsH · « **Reply #5 on:** April 11, 2009, 05:10:39 AM »

anytime

do you get how to embed them now?

arixrobotics · « **Reply #6 on:** April 11, 2009, 05:49:24 PM »

Poke n push a spider around here http://www.onemotion.com/flash/spider/

SmAsH · « **Reply #7 on:** April 12, 2009, 06:53:22 AM »

hah, lol that's kinda creepy!

HDL_CinC_Dragon · « **Reply #8 on:** April 12, 2009, 12:34:41 PM »

@A-Pod
That thing is awesome! I want one!

@Spider
whata cute little bugger. I made a trail of bugs for him to follow

SeagullOne · « **Reply #9 on:** April 13, 2009, 04:51:29 PM »

That is a very beautiful Robot!

paulstreats · « **Reply #10 on:** April 14, 2009, 06:27:39 AM »

That has beautiful IK algos. All done on basic stamps by the looks of it (loads of pics and comments from builder on trossen robotics forum)

BANE · « **Reply #11 on:** April 19, 2009, 05:59:59 AM »

Does anyone know what type of servos it using? That looks pretty smooth for analog.

SmAsH · « **Reply #12 on:** April 19, 2009, 06:15:30 AM »

Quote from: BANE on April 19, 2009, 05:59:59 AM

Does anyone know what type of servos it using? That looks pretty smooth for analog.

HS-645mg as Paul said, http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/showthread.php?t=2762&highlight=a-pod
and all that robot needs is some scary mabba-jabba red led eyes and were set to scare the crap out of someone!!

BANE · « **Reply #13 on:** April 19, 2009, 06:39:44 AM »

wow, I have some of those servos but mine don't move that smooth, even with a sequencer. I wonder how he made that top piece; vacuum forming maybe?

SmAsH · « **Reply #14 on:** April 19, 2009, 06:52:16 AM »

Quote from: BANE on April 19, 2009, 06:39:44 AM

wow, I have some of those servos but mine don't move that smooth, even with a sequencer. I wonder how he made that top piece; vacuum forming maybe?

Quote from: zenta

Then I mounted the upper body plate with the bottom side upwards onto the frame. After that I started to heat up the body plate (ABS plastic) with the heating gun. You've to heat it alot until a critical point when the plastic starts to get very soft. At this point you can easily shape it using different tools like a hammer etc. I used the pressured air for fast coolant.
This picture show my first attempt that didn't go so very well because I was stupid enough to drill the holes for the head section before I started the "molding" process.

its all in that thread bane: http://forums.trossenrobotics.com/showthread.php?t=2762&highlight=a-pod&page=2

BANE · « **Reply #15 on:** April 20, 2009, 03:56:43 PM »

What! you mean I was supposed to read the thread first then ask questions?

SmAsH · « **Reply #16 on:** April 20, 2009, 04:04:17 PM »

heh, naa. of coarse not

readings for smart people. (just kidding)

ddemarco5 · « **Reply #17 on:** April 23, 2009, 06:52:58 PM »

That thing moves sooo cool, although seeing it walk after all that was a little disappointing, I definitely can't complain!

paulstreats · « **Reply #18 on:** April 24, 2009, 05:51:55 PM »

They are always disappointing when they walk...

SmAsH · « **Reply #19 on:** April 24, 2009, 08:52:37 PM »

Quote from: paulstreats on April 24, 2009, 05:51:55 PM

They are always disappointing when they walk...

how do you mean? i find it really interesting and amazing! especially this one...

BANE · « **Reply #20 on:** April 26, 2009, 05:29:58 AM »

it looks really smooth and life-like standing still and moving around its head and all, but doesn't look like that then moving. If you look how a real spider walks or any six legged thing you can see the imperfections in the walking algorithm.

bane

SmAsH · « **Reply #21 on:** April 26, 2009, 05:57:10 AM »

ahh, i see what you guys mean now. it does have its imperfections, but you guys still gotta admit, its a pretty darn good robot!

paulstreats · « **Reply #22 on:** April 26, 2009, 12:42:31 PM »

yep, and they always walk really slowly when the servos are capable of better

ddemarco5 · « **Reply #23 on:** April 27, 2009, 02:03:51 PM »

Yeah, i was expecting it to go a little faster, although it could not be able to walk at all, and I would still love it.

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