Hey Alan, Dang I've been so caught up in various things this past month that I didn't even look at Servo Mag until yesterday. Congratulations on making it onto...
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Alan Marconett
km6vv
Sep 2, 2009 12:08 am
Thanks Robin! It was a nice early birthday present. Loki, my previous 2-part article also made the cover last June-July. I'm very pleased! Alan KM6VV...
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get_imaginary
Sep 2, 2009 3:28 am
Hey, that's great! And Happy Birthday =) - Robin...
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ipammm_el06
Jan 30, 2010 6:38 pm
anyone can give me tips how to control 16 servo at hexapod using atmega 8535?...
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km6vv
Jan 30, 2010 7:17 pm
Hi ?, get an SSC-32 R/C servo driver from Lynxmotion! Alan KM6VV...
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Donnie Savage
diivious
Feb 11, 2010 4:03 pm
Friend of mine sent me a link to a FOX new article: ...
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Alan Marconett
km6vv
Feb 11, 2010 6:16 pm
Yes! That's very much on point! Thanks for posting! Alan KM6VV...
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David Buckley
robots42
Feb 11, 2010 7:48 pm
Interesting to read. They say The Hexapod robot was designed at the Robotics and Neural Systems Laboratory (RNSL) at the University of Arizona However reading...
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Alan Marconett
km6vv
Feb 11, 2010 8:16 pm
If the 'bot has no head with sensors (hobby robot), then it's easy enough to translate or move in any direction. If you do have a "head", then unless it has...
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David Buckley
robots42
Feb 11, 2010 8:48 pm
Things that are alive have a head because they do things to things and generally that taxes the visual system and brain fully, if it didn't creatures would...
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Alan Marconett
km6vv
Feb 11, 2010 9:13 pm
I think Matt is working to this end. He can already negotiate minor terrain. But you're right. All the other hexapods and octopods I know about are still...
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jonny poole
theinnerbree...
Feb 11, 2010 9:23 pm
Hi Alan, Iv been following this discussion as well as following this project from the start. here is his link to the "Build". Intel have now employed him i...
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Alan Marconett
km6vv
Feb 11, 2010 9:50 pm
Hi Jonny, Yeah, looks like he knows about the LM and Micromagic websites! Nice work. Sweet deal! I have some magazine articles to help pay for my parts. I ...
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vegewell
Feb 12, 2010 4:35 am
can someone tell me what the controller is where to buy it? thank you yau...
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andrew.cusick@...
andrew.cusic...
Mar 8, 2011 7:06 pm
Hi All - most of the postings seem rather old here, so I'm hoping that this group is still active. Just to introduce myself to the group - I'm currently...
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David Buckley
robots42
Mar 8, 2011 10:36 pm
Hi Andrew Welcome to a very quiet group, it isn't that there is nobody home, it is just that we are not actively discussing. However that could change and I am...
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Alan
km6vv
Jan 16, 2012 8:18 pm
Hi Ali, I didn't see your post on the list. Not much being discussed here. There are examples in the files. My 'bot uses custom C code, not really ...
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David Buckley
robots42
Jan 16, 2012 9:37 pm
Ali Have you ever done Q-learning? If not best to learn how to that on something simpler http://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=26423 David ... From:...
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Alan
km6vv
Jan 17, 2012 12:43 am
Hi David, Good thing you picked up on the Q-learning, I wasn't aware of it! Sounds like that would be a few levels up from getting the IK running. Alan KM6VV ...
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David Buckley
robots42
Jan 17, 2012 4:05 am
Hi Alan Right now I have NO IDEA how to start Q learning IK It seems to me the search space would be enormous. Not quite like monkeys typing Shakespeare but...
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km6vv
Jan 17, 2012 4:43 am
Hi David, Now that I think about it, there were paper(s) on a neural net and learning leg movements, but I probably couldn't find my copy now. No source code...
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anthony
cpiwmoderator
Aug 24, 2012 5:18 pm
Hey yall. I'm looking to make a large hexapod that can handle a load of 50lbs. This is mostly for carrying loads on the beach/woods and drive around maker...
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km6vv
Aug 24, 2012 5:47 pm
Not that I know of. But you should be able to use the same algorithms. Check out the Lynxmotion website. Alan...
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David Buckley
robots42
Aug 25, 2012 1:27 am
Since there aren't any successful hexapods of a larger size, which could handle a load of 50lb and do what you want, you are unlikely to find a book giving...
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Anthony
cpiwmoderator
Aug 25, 2012 4:42 am
Besides the lynxmotion site, is there a good source for the smaller hexapods being as there apparently is none for larger hexapods? thanks ... [Non-text...
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David Buckley
robots42
Aug 25, 2012 8:56 am
As far as I know - not really. There are sites detailing assembly of their kits and some will have software to suit their kits and controllers. Most supposedly...
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anthony
cpiwmoderator
Aug 27, 2012 3:37 pm
ok, i figured flat ground is where id be starting. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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David Buckley
robots42
Aug 27, 2012 9:55 pm
Hi Anthony Doesn't mean you can't bounce ideas off us though. Will help if I can. David ... From: anthony To: HexapodRobotIK@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,...
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David Peterson
robologist
Aug 29, 2012 4:02 pm
Stompy : http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/projecthexapod/stompy-the-giant-rideable-walking-robot-0?ref=live Jamie Mantzels overgrown toy : ...
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David
robots42
Aug 29, 2012 7:40 pm
Jamie's hexapod sacrifices control complexity for mechanical complexity and just two motors and is not designed for rough or uneven ground and can only have a...
