Walkers and shufflers
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Thats why this rule needs to be clarified, I've seen servo horns with 8 arms, which would only be slightly more bumpy than driving with wheels, but under the rules would class as a walker/shufflebot. I doubt theres anyone cheeky enough to actually do this, but it should be clarified, just incase
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Yeah, I agree with Paul. And also maybe add that, if servo horns are being used, there must be a point in the rotation where no part of the horn is on the ground, so they actually lift and propell the bot forward before dropping it down and starting the rotation again.
Anyone else got any other interesting solutions to making a robot walk?
Anyone else got any other interesting solutions to making a robot walk?
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use 2 servo's per leg, 1 for up and down, 1 for forward and backward. Will make it a true walker, solves all problems.
have to add that i consider Chimera and Kwijebo more of a real walker than the servohorn driven ones.
mayby this is the other solution to the problem, no direct driven servohorns or other square/octogonal wheels
have to add that i consider Chimera and Kwijebo more of a real walker than the servohorn driven ones.
mayby this is the other solution to the problem, no direct driven servohorns or other square/octogonal wheels
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I think I see where the confusion is coming in the rules say
Robots motivated by non-rotary motion (i.e. walkers, shuffle-bots) are limited to 0.225kg (225g)
but in the definitions
Shufflebot - A robot that uses legs operated by means of rotary motive force. For example, using the ends of servos arms directly as legs.
The last statment is completly incorrect and should be removed.
In a shuffle bot the legs may be motivated by a rotary motive force ie a cam shaft but must not actually rotate ie it is always the same part of the leg that is in contact with the ground. In actual fact the previous version of mutant the cams ran in vertical slots so the up and motion was considerable less than horizontal so it was more an eliptical motion
Robots motivated by non-rotary motion (i.e. walkers, shuffle-bots) are limited to 0.225kg (225g)
but in the definitions
Shufflebot - A robot that uses legs operated by means of rotary motive force. For example, using the ends of servos arms directly as legs.
The last statment is completly incorrect and should be removed.
In a shuffle bot the legs may be motivated by a rotary motive force ie a cam shaft but must not actually rotate ie it is always the same part of the leg that is in contact with the ground. In actual fact the previous version of mutant the cams ran in vertical slots so the up and motion was considerable less than horizontal so it was more an eliptical motion
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