AxlBot 2002: 2 wheeled robot using Mark Tilden BiCore oscillators

This 'AxlBot" robot is the first robot I ever built. It uses a weight (two flashlights) suspended eccentrically from the axle and two motors, which are controlled by 3 of Mark Tilden's "BiCore" modules. The wheels are two lazy susans from the hardware store. These bicores form a variety of oscillator patterns which result in a variety of motions (forward, backward, turning left or right). The robot drives forward or back by lifting its own suspended weight to create torque. Feedback through motor torque back EMF can switch the bicores between different oscillation patterns, but no human besides Mark understands how this works... Done at Telluride Neuormorphic Workshop in 2002.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• robot;
• neuromorphic;
• mark
• tilden;
• bicore
• oscilator