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Scorpio
built by Sparky Garvin
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| Target Environment | Locomotion Method |
| Indoors | 4 Legs |
| Sensors / Input Devices | Actuators / Output Devices |
| mechanical bump sensor | motors |
| Control Method | Power Source |
| Autonomous | Battery |
| CPU Type | Operating System |
| None | None |
| Programming Lanuage | Weight |
| None | N/A |
| Time to build | Cost to build |
| N/A | N/A |
| URL for more information | |
| http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/botvideo/scorpio.htm | |
| Comments | |
| Scorpio is a two-motor, 4-legged walking bot. He is my second analog bot made under the philosophy of BEAM robotics, introduced by Mark Tilden. See http://www3.telus.net/rfws/bwi/index.html
for more info about BEAM.
Scorpio was supposed to hit a wall and then reverse for about 5 seconds and then (hopefully) head off forward in a slightly different direction. Interestingly enough, due to his unique mechanical configuration, when he hits an obstical, he simply "turns" about 15 degrees and then heads off in another direction. (for those of you that don't know, getting a legged robot to turn can be a challenge!) He is powered by a 9V battery, has two 6 transitor H-Bridges, and to be honest, I built him to get rid of some motors I had in my junk box.
Ok, thats probably enough for here... if you want to find out more, including frame and motor information, check out Scorpio's website. There is even a Video!!!
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