First Steps - "Walking Blues"

A brief video of the first steps of "Walking Blues", a 6-axis bipedal robot. The movements are still a bit rough and need refinement, but it isn't too bad for first steps, I guess.

Control is through a Bluetooth module from SparkFun Electronics, feeding commands to a Lynxmotion SSC-32 servo controller board. The 'Servo Erector Set' brackets are from Lynxmotion.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Biped
• Robot
• First
• Steps
• Lynxmotion

[Hubo21]

very cool but how long did this take and was it hard to manage the shiftng weight? also, is it homemade or is it a kit

[SeamusTheTinker]

Familiarity with the hardware was a definite plus, but building and programming the initial stepping sequence was pretty straightforward, and only took a few hours.

The biped was built from Lynxmotion servo brackets, using an SSC-32 for servo control and a SparkFun BlueSMIRF module for communication with the host computer.

The footpads are wide enough and the CG low enough that programming a zero-moment gait - where the CG always within the biped's footprint - is a fairly easy thing to do.

[Lechku]

hello there, nice work, i'm trying to start with one at school but i don't know how to do pause between movements, can you tell me if you know the instruction? for example i need to move servo1 with #1 P1800 T2000 and servo 2 with #2 P1700 T2000, but they move at the same time, if you can help i apreciate ;)

[rumidom]

the foot servo is really needed?