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Currently all our Robobuilders are in disrepair (plastic gears of multiple servos are broken). We are trying to order [http://robosavvy.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/524 metal gear] replacements. According to [http://groups.csail.mit.edu/lbr/hrg/1995/mattw_ms_thesis.pdf Mark Williamson's thesis] (MIT) ideally one should replace the rigid servos with ''series elastic actuators'' to avoid the large shock loads which result from unexpected collisions can cause the gear teeth to break.
 
Currently all our Robobuilders are in disrepair (plastic gears of multiple servos are broken). We are trying to order [http://robosavvy.com/store/product_info.php/products_id/524 metal gear] replacements. According to [http://groups.csail.mit.edu/lbr/hrg/1995/mattw_ms_thesis.pdf Mark Williamson's thesis] (MIT) ideally one should replace the rigid servos with ''series elastic actuators'' to avoid the large shock loads which result from unexpected collisions can cause the gear teeth to break.
  
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'''Update:''' Another solution might be to lower the ''overload'' parameter of the wCK servos.
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'''Update:''' A temporary solution might be to lower the ''overload'' parameter of the wCK servos.
  
 
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Revision as of 19:48, 26 October 2009

Assembled Robobuilder "Huno"
One can control the Robobuilder from within an interactive Ruby session (also available as 15.5 MByte DivX3 video and available on Youtube)
The Robobuilder Kit contains components for assembling a humanoid robot

Contents

Robobuilder

Currently all our Robobuilders are in disrepair (plastic gears of multiple servos are broken). We are trying to order metal gear replacements. According to Mark Williamson's thesis (MIT) ideally one should replace the rigid servos with series elastic actuators to avoid the large shock loads which result from unexpected collisions can cause the gear teeth to break.

Update: A temporary solution might be to lower the overload parameter of the wCK servos.

Working.gif

Capabilities

  • main body
    • AVR microcontroller
      • motion programs
      • direct control
    • 16 servo controllers, serial bus
      • self-running mode
      • interpolation + closed-loop control
    • LiPo akku, DC power connector
  • sensors
    • 3-axis accelerometer (add-on)
    • ultrasound distance sensor
  • communication
    • RS232 interface
    • Bluetooth interface (add-on)

Ruby Examples

Using the RBC controller

You can download the Ruby-extension for controlling the Robobuilder using a GNU+Linux PC here:

robobuilder-0.2.2.tar.bz2

Here is a small example program which makes the robot get up if it's lying on its back or its front. 

#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'robobuilder'
require 'matrix'
class Vector
  def norm
    Math.sqrt inner_product( self )
  end
end
robot = Robobuilder.new '/dev/ttyUSB0'
puts "Robobuilder"
puts "Serial number: #{robot.serial_number}"
acceleration = Vector[ *robot.accelerometer ]
if acceleration.inner_product( Vector[ 0, 0, 1 ] ) >
    acceleration.norm * 0.97
  robot.basic
  robot.a
elsif acceleration.inner_product( Vector[ 0, 0, 1 ] ) <
    -acceleration.norm * 0.97
  robot.basic
  robot.b
end
acceleration = Vector[ *robot.accelerometer ]
if acceleration.inner_product( Vector[ 0, 1, 0 ] ) >
    acceleration.norm * 0.97
  robot.run 1
end
robot.close

Todo

  • Implement various commands of direct mode
  • Implement commands for uploading motion sequences and action sequences
  • Add support for Bluetooth communication
  • Port wired and wireless serial communication to Windows
  • Computer vision feedback using (external) webcam

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