View Full Version : TrotBot, mechanical walker, Denver, Colorado, USA
Airicist
18th November 2016, 06:26
youtube.com/@benvagle7612 (https://www.youtube.com/@benvagle7612)
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Team:
Ben Vagle (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?t=17889)
Adam Vagle
Wade Vagle
Tom Patterson
Sam Korman
Alby Musaelian
August Toevs
Airicist
18th November 2016, 06:49
http://vimeo.com/130826082
TrotBot evolution
June 15, 2015
Airicist
18th November 2016, 06:50
https://youtu.be/gg5z7AImwnc
Walkers in the desert
Published on Oct 8, 2016
These are some lego renditions of Trotbot, a mechanical walking machine we scaled up to the size of an SUV in the summer of 2013.
Location: Sand Flats Recreation Area, Moab, Utah.
Airicist
18th November 2016, 06:51
https://youtu.be/Ndys0xC4F-k
TrotBot's playpit
Published on Oct 16, 2016
Here's TrotBot with higher RPM and lower torque M motors. Want to learn how to build your own TrotBot?
Airicist
18th November 2016, 06:53
https://youtu.be/NFz_fXbmtsU
TrotBot vs. woodpile (M-motors)
Published on Nov 16, 2016
I think this vid shows that LEGO's medium motors have more than enough torque for TrotBot.
Airicist
18th November 2016, 06:54
Article "TrotBot tackles rough terrain (https://robohub.org/trotbot-tackles-rough-terrain)"
by Ben Vagle
November 17, 2016
Airicist
29th November 2016, 04:43
https://youtu.be/U2Mxs6YZJWM
TrotBot 'trotting' over some obstacles
https://youtu.be/bPuTf4cjX7E
TrotBot 'galloping'
Published on Nov 28, 2016
Airicist
4th December 2016, 19:34
https://youtu.be/DpxVmKEYgpg
TrotBot EV3
Published on Dec 4, 2016
TrotBot using EV3's programmable brick. It can automated using EV3's sensors..
Airicist
23rd December 2016, 01:22
https://youtu.be/_jXzYrSimAA
Klann in LEGO
Published on Dec 20, 2016
Airicist
2nd January 2017, 07:49
https://youtu.be/M9oTVEKkSQw
Strider, ver 2
Published on Jan 1, 2017
A short video of Strider, a walking mechanism that I optimized for increased foot contact with the ground and a higher foot-path.
Airicist
9th April 2017, 21:16
https://youtu.be/kswm_D9xvho
EV3 Klann
Published on Mar 14, 2017
Airicist
10th April 2017, 08:29
https://youtu.be/cwEbyLZ-PFQ
EV3 TrotBot, ver 2 with Toes
Published on Apr 3, 2017
Adding toes smooths TrotBot's gait and reduces power requirements.
Airicist
22nd April 2017, 05:48
https://youtu.be/tPrQhqIbARI
Walkers in the Desert 2 - Winter
Published on Apr 21, 2017
A few clips of TrotBot ver 2 stomping around Moab in the winter.
Airicist
16th June 2017, 05:55
https://youtu.be/wPoLv6F2Rig
Stair climbing TrotBots - 32 degree stair angle
Published on Jun 15, 2017
TrotBot attempting to climb stairs at the standard 32 degree angle. The yellow TrotBot (ver 1) flipped a lot so I added wheelie bars to it.
https://youtu.be/BVVhaFUz-2w
Stair climbing TrotBot - 38 degree stair angle
Published on Jun 18, 2017
TrotBot attempting to climb steeper 38 degree angle, 1/3-scale stairs. The steeper angle required a bit of expert driving to get it up the stairs without flipping backward!
Airicist
21st June 2017, 09:27
https://youtu.be/ynzGd7kytmE
TrotBot on the rocks - Big rocks
Published on Jun 20, 2017
Testing TrotBot on some big rocks.
https://youtu.be/WTT8bvKX2EA
TrotBot on the rocks - Small rocks
Published on Jun 20, 2017
Testing TrotBot on some small rocks.
Airicist
28th August 2017, 07:09
https://youtu.be/aw6z4ya_BYY
Heels, toes, and the weight TrotBot can carry
Published on Aug 27, 2017
TrotBot Ver. 3 carrying ten pounds with three foot configurations.
Airicist
31st August 2017, 23:31
https://youtu.be/pqhitGKtYB8
TrotBot speed test
Published on Aug 31, 2017
Testing TrotBot's performance at higher speeds, with and without toes.
Airicist
14th September 2017, 14:44
https://youtu.be/d_mz_S3HC_I
Hexapod TrotBot with tripod gait
Published on Sep 13, 2017
A simpler version of TrotBot.
Airicist
14th September 2017, 14:49
https://youtu.be/diGmrcm4CM4
Highlights of TrotBot's active toe tests
Published on Sep 13, 2017
Highlights of some of the tests of TrotBot ver 3.