Issy Goes Fire Fighting -- The Video

09 Nov 2009 arbotix  issy  trinity-fire-fighting  robots  Issy is finally fighting fires, here's a video of one of his practice runs this afternoon:

Introducing Sally

08 Nov 2009 arbotix  dynamixel  robots  I've posted a number of 'teaser' pictures along the way, of my latest bot coming together. So here she is: Sally, a salamander-inspired robot. Here's a video of her first steps:

Over the next several months I'll be working on her kinematics and weight distribution to make the walking more refined. And for anyone scared: No reavers were hurt (or disassembled) during the construction of this robot...

On other fronts, CNRG is just 2 weeks away -- but Issy is almost ready for fire fighting... video soon.

Bioloid Build Tips, #4

16 Oct 2009 dynamixel  robots  More SES Assemblies

I've been assembling a new robot this week, it's using a combination of Bioloid and SES parts.

The photo shows an assembly using SES tubing, SES HUB-08 parts, and the aluminum cubes from SES. I had to enlarge the holes in the red Bioloid parts in order for them to connect to the cube. The HUB-08 fits perfectly on the back of the Bioloid bracket.