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That locomotion system is really interesting. Using three rigid legs and vibrating them individually to achieve directed motion. Does anyone have any more infor
by harpastum 12y ago
That locomotion system is really interesting. Using three rigid legs and vibrating them individually to achieve directed motion. Does anyone have any more information on how that works?
Update: I found a paper that describes something similar. It is vastly improved by a vibrating table — Does anyone with access to Science know if Harvard used one? http://wiki.polymtl.ca/nano/images/a/ae/C-2007-NW-AIM-ANguyen.pdf http://wiki.polymtl.ca/nano/images/a/ae/C-2007-NW-AIM-ANguye...
- beambot 12y agoI wrote about these (actually, a lot of the prior art) on Hizook: http://www.hizook.com/blog/2011/09/08/infrared-remote-controlled-rc-steerable-vibrobot-created-naghi-sotoudeh http://www.hizook.com/blog/2011/09/08/infrared-remote-contro... They're little more than a vibrobot (ie. a hexbug nano) with dual vibrating motors that preferentially steer and move. It's easy and elegant. They make for a great teaching toy!
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- girvo 12y agoOh so it's like a BEAM bot? Only this seems decidedly not analog, as per what I remember BEAM was supposed to be. That reminds me to go get a soldering iron, I've always wanted to build a solar roller.
- smackfu 12y agoThey seem very slow, given that the videos are 40x. That's not frustrating for students?