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The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2008-06-01T06:00:27+01:00

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Statistics: Posted by NovaOne — Sun Jun 01, 2008 6:00 am

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2008-05-31T22:07:17+01:00

NovaOne wrote:
:cry:

There's alway the micromagic systems event

Could be..

iC may have a couple of other events this year.. I will post news in my forum.

M@

Statistics: Posted by winchy_matt — Sat May 31, 2008 10:07 pm

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2008-05-31T20:53:06+01:00

There's alway the micromagic systems event

Statistics: Posted by NovaOne — Sat May 31, 2008 8:53 pm

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2008-05-31T20:06:08+01:00

Don't believe it, I have a wedding to go to on 28th June.. gutted! I thought this might be a two day event.

When is the next event.. any idea?

If there are events coming up that you think I might be interested in, please post them on my forum.. that way I am sure to know about them, and I'll do my best to be there with iC.

Cheers, M@

Statistics: Posted by winchy_matt — Sat May 31, 2008 8:06 pm

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2008-05-31T17:28:11+01:00

Matt I couldn't make it to the monster mash, so for me the June robotics competition in Birmingham would be doubly unmissable if you were to bring your awesome robot !!!!

Statistics: Posted by NovaOne — Sat May 31, 2008 5:28 pm

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2008-05-31T14:56:46+01:00

The main post on the subject is here:

http://robosavvy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2455

Last year's post is here:

http://robosavvy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1254

The website for the hosting competition is here:

http://www.tic.ac.uk/micromouse/UKMM2008.asp

In short:

The micromouse maze solving competition also includes schools competitions (line following etc). The bulk of the Robosavvy attendance (but by no means all) will be humanoid/Robo-One style competitions with 'sprints', wrestling etc.

Statistics: Posted by StuartL — Sat May 31, 2008 2:56 pm

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2008-05-31T11:42:10+01:00

StuartL wrote:
Can you make the micromouse event on 28th June 2008? Would be fantastic to see this in action. A mate of mine has built a quadruped and I'm sure he'd love to exchange ideas.

Hi Stuart,

Possibly.. Will need to check the diary, could you post details of the event on my forum, I have just added a News section..

Statistics: Posted by winchy_matt — Sat May 31, 2008 11:42 am

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2008-05-31T11:31:16+01:00

Can you make the micromouse event on 28th June 2008? Would be fantastic to see this in action. A mate of mine has built a quadruped and I'm sure he'd love to exchange ideas.

Statistics: Posted by StuartL — Sat May 31, 2008 11:31 am

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2008-05-31T11:07:03+01:00

iC hexapod video footage from the Monster Mash exhibition:

iC hexapod @ monster Mash

M@

Statistics: Posted by winchy_matt — Sat May 31, 2008 11:07 am

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2007-10-21T22:28:17+01:00

BillB wrote:
Great videos - your hexapods really are fantastic.
Such a shame you will not be able to make it in November.

I read on your webste that your controller boards are compatible with sensors. Have you tried the hexapod with foot sensors? - if so did you find them useful for terrain? I can imagine that it adds alot more complexity to the programming.

Any more videos of your robots are very very welcome.

Hi Bill, yes a shame I can't come to the meet, but next time...

There are a couple of videos on my site of the hexapod V4 with the foot sensors working:

http://www.micromagicsystems.com/hexapodv4

or on you tube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ont07BS3bBE

cheers,

Matt.

Statistics: Posted by winchy_matt — Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:28 pm

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2007-10-21T22:25:24+01:00

NovaOne wrote:
Hi Matt,

Shame you can't attend ROBOtic

Any chance of pointing me in the right direction, to get my Robonova moving more "organically"?

ie good books web sites etc. Where do i start? And what path did you take?

Chris

Hi Chris,

You could have a look through the robot pages and forum on my site:

http://www.micromagicsystems.com/robotics

There are a few flash demonstrations and links to books I used. I guess the fluidity comes form years of having to make animatronic puppets look organic, which is one of the most important features to me.

cheers

Matt.

Statistics: Posted by winchy_matt — Sun Oct 21, 2007 10:25 pm

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2007-10-21T21:25:51+01:00

Great videos - your hexapods really are fantastic.
Such a shame you will not be able to make it in November.

I read on your webste that your controller boards are compatible with sensors. Have you tried the hexapod with foot sensors? - if so did you find them useful for terrain? I can imagine that it adds alot more complexity to the programming.

Any more videos of your robots are very very welcome.

Statistics: Posted by BillB — Sun Oct 21, 2007 9:25 pm

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2007-10-21T20:43:33+01:00

Hi Matt,

Shame you can't attend ROBOtic

Any chance of pointing me in the right direction, to get my Robonova moving more "organically"?

ie good books web sites etc. Where do i start? And what path did you take?

Chris

Statistics: Posted by NovaOne — Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:43 pm

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2007-10-21T20:06:19+01:00

Zoid wrote:
That's really neat. What else does he do? I want to see this kind of fluidity in travel mode. So far every walking bot I've seen is either a snail, or a spastic amphetamine addict (or both). LOL...sorry, that was a cruel--but fun--exaggeration. Although a walking bot is what I sought at first, fluid locomotion was not a problem I wanted to tackle. Based largely on videos I've seen, I'm leaning toward a roller or walking-roller for my platform, but your video has given me hope.

Hi Zoid,

You can see him walking here:

http://www.micromagicsystems.com/hexapodv4b

or here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hbAMFAnui4

Cheers,

Matt.

Statistics: Posted by winchy_matt — Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:06 pm

The most realistic moving Hexapod ever !

2007-10-21T19:51:34+01:00

That's really neat. What else does he do? I want to see this kind of fluidity in travel mode. So far every walking bot I've seen is either a snail, or a spastic amphetamine addict (or both). LOL...sorry, that was a cruel--but fun--exaggeration. Although a walking bot is what I sought at first, fluid locomotion was not a problem I wanted to tackle. Based largely on videos I've seen, I'm leaning toward a roller or walking-roller for my platform, but your video has given me hope.

Statistics: Posted by Zoid — Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:51 pm