Comments on: Little Walker http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/ Fresh hacks every day Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:59:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: k0ldBurn http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84886 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 19:55:38 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84886 I don’t think it looks like a headcrab, maybe the Dragoons from starcraft but not headcrab. People keep suggesting different foot designs, maybe the next model could have small tachikoma style wheels. Just free spinning wheels that wouldn’t do much on carpet but allow it to almost ‘skate’ over hard surfaces. It’s a thought..

]]> By: clifdweller http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84815 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:11:45 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84815 You could coat the brass with rubber on one side then have it flip over from one surface type to the other

]]> By: TJHooker http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84733 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 23:20:26 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84733 this infringes on the head crab patent

]]> By: Jeremy http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84722 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:34:22 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84722 Nice Blog and thanks for the response. I can understand what you mean. Optimize it for the environment expected. I didn’t realize you used spring tension on the legs. Good idea.

]]> By: japkin http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84716 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:48:32 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84716 Very impressive. It looks quite fast and dexterous for a little robot!

]]> By: ellindsey http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84698 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:03:53 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84698 I had rubber feet on an earlier version of this. I found that a hard surface like brass works better on carpet – the rubber had too much traction for the robot to walk smoothly. Rubber works better on a hard smooth surface, but I decided to optimize for carpet.

I have put up a blog with more information. Link is on the photo set site and through my name here.

]]> By: Jeremy http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84697 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:51:31 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84697 Wow, that has some really fluid movement. Can I make a design suggestion? I noticed the robot had lower mobility when on a smooth surface, what about putting rubber balls on the ends of the legs instead of what looks like brass?

That is an awesome robot either way. I loved the flipping over.

]]> By: TJHooker http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84523 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 08:09:07 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84523 I bet the bill on the fabrication was scary

]]> By: PocketBrain http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84464 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 02:46:40 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84464 It’s a Protoss Dragoon! I wonder if it has the photon cannon?

]]> By: nebulous http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84231 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:48:57 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84231 Awesome little critter, loved the flopping motion too.

Make kit. Sell. Make lots of money. :)

]]> By: Caleb Kraft http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84184 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:24:26 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84184 @ellindsey,
WOW, that video does not let us down. Great gait, smooth transition from flopped to walking again.

]]> By: ellindsey http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84182 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:03:11 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84182 A quick video is up now.

@C.J. – not yet, but I’m putting one together soon.

@Cl Yes, that is a funnelio in one of the nunchuks.

]]> By: Stunmonkey http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84161 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:06:03 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84161 @k0ldBurn

I’m glad at least someone feels the same way. I really love well thought out projects like this or the paintball turret, and there are a lot of them happening. I’d like to see more covered here.

More projects like this one!

]]> By: Cl http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84141 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:18:15 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84141 Is that a FunnelIO?

]]> By: k0ldBurn http://hackaday.com/2009/08/04/little-walker/comment-page-1/#comment-84138 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:44:26 +0000 http://hackaday.com/?p=13124#comment-84138 @stunmonkey- Exactly, this is what hackaday is about. This isn’t just a blog about someone who spend a weekend screwing around with an arduino, it’s a real project that someone cared about.

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