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Egg Robot – Version 5 – Walking Update

Posted on June 7, 2024 by peter

The walking version of the Egg Robot walked last week. Unfortunately, it also distorted its legs so that it drags the raised foot on each step, disrupting its path. To fix this, I added a brace to support the legs … Continue reading →

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Egg Robot Cyclops (v3)

Posted on May 22, 2024 by peter

Egg Robot is a Cyclops! Making the Egg Robot (Ham-Steak) into a credible toy means not leaving the internals dangling around where they could be damaged. Version 3 of the Egg Robot adds front and rear covers that protect the … Continue reading →

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1-D Egg Robot – Version 2

Posted on May 3, 2024 by peter

This week I made some changes to the Egg Bot and named it version 2 (even though it’s really a version 1.5 probably). I combined the servo and circuit board mounting into a single bracket, printed the new bracket, and … Continue reading →

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Egg Robot – 1-Dimensional Balancing Robot

Posted on April 27, 2024 by peter

Presenting the Egg Robot (aka “ham steak”), a 1-dimensional balancing robot. The main purpose of the robot is to balance at different angles. The balancing will be accomplished by adjusting the center of gravity of the robot using a weighted … Continue reading →

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Emotive Eyes Complete

Posted on April 27, 2024 by peter

This is the completed first version of the emotive eyes project. It was successful in that it was motivation to re-calibrate my 3d printer and make some modular eyes for future projects. I am not really satisfied with the animations … Continue reading →

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Three-Robot Formation Localization

Posted on February 16, 2018 by peter

Visualizations of three-robot formation localizing using only range-only and range-bearing. I have recorded screencasts from Autodesk Fusion 360’s sketch view to help visualize the limits of the constraints. In the videos, the Hexagon represents a robot fixed at the origin … Continue reading →

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