Yeah, the tiny bit of electrical design involved was done by one of the instructors. I had the same issue with Tuesday nights.
* Drew Van Zandt Artisan's Asylum Craft Lead, Electronics & Robotics Cam # US2010035593 (M:Liam Hopkins R: Bastian Rotgeld) Domain Coordinator, MA-003-D. Masquerade aVST * On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Greg London <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I didn't know this was funded through Kickstarter. (The project has been > > mentioned on the list before.) > > -Tom > > > It started as a "class" at Artisan Asylum > that ran from April till the end of July, > Tuition was $750. > > http://rideablehexapod.eventbrite.com/ > > There didn't seem to be much electrical engineering > design, more like putting existing systems together. > I was curious to learn something about > controlling hydraulics via electronics. > And I was curious about how they were going to do the > control software. > > But I was already booked for Tuesday nights, > so couldn't do it. > > Greg > > > > > > > Why There's A Rideable 4,000-Pound Spider-Robot Being Built In Somerville > > > http://www.wbur.org/2012/08/08/robotic-hexapod?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wbur_news%2Fboston+%28News%3A+Boston%29 > > > > ...the trio co-founded Project Hexapod, which is now raising money on > > their Kickstarter page. Based out of a workspace in Somerville called > > Artisan's Asylum (of which Gui is the president of), Project Hexapod > > is an online blog that is documenting the progress of the Robotics > > Intensive: Rideable Hexapod class taught at the Asylum. > > [...] > > ...it's also supposed to weigh 4,000 pounds and measures about 18-feet > > wide and 10-feet tall. In other words, a behemoth of a machine. > > > > How much of a behemoth? Here's an idea: the propane-fired engine that > > powers the hexapod was ripped out of the hydraulic unit of a > > 10,000-pound forklift. Each leg weighs about 200 pounds without the > > actuators. And just the small chunk of metal that links the body to > > the thigh weighs 70 pounds. > > [...] > > So why build it? > > [...] > > "We wanted it to be a thing that walks in parades and makes little > > kids smile," Cavalcanti said. "[It] has no other purpose than to > > really be cool, to show off a lot of really awesome tech, and inspire > > people. That's its job." > > [...] > > Having six legs also means it can climb over things, and that's where > > the team sees some real practical use. Take a situation like the 2010 > > earthquake in Haiti. ... With Stompy, "you have a technology that > > allows you to walk over this rubble in the first place, it's all of a > > sudden an answer of how to get anything in or out of a disaster-hit > > area," Cavalcanti said. > > [...] > > Stompy is expected to be built fully this winter, and the first demo > > will take place in April. > > > > Kickstarter page: > > > http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/projecthexapod/stompy-the-giant-rideable-walking-robot-0 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Hardwarehacking mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking > > > > > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > Hardwarehacking mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/hardwarehacking >
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