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Published inDec 2013
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Richard Grimmett
Richard Grimmett
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Richard Grimmett has more fun that should be allowed working on robotics projects while teaching Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University Idaho. He has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Leadership Studies. He also has 26 years of experience in the Radar and Telecommunications industries, and even has one of the original brick phones. He has written books on the basics of using the BeagleBone Black for robotics projects, and another for the Raspberry PI and yet another for the Arduino.
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You've now built a two-legged robot, and you can easily expand this to robots with even more legs. Here is an image of the mechanical structure of a four-legged robot that has eight DOF, which is fairly easy to create using many of the parts you have used to create your two-legged robot. This is my personal favorite because it doesn't fall over and break the electronics:

You'll need eight servos, and lots of battery. If you look on eBay, you can often find kits for sale for four-legged robots with twelve DOF, but again realize that the battery will need to be much bigger. For these kinds of applications, we often use remote control (RC) batteries. These are nice, as they are rechargeable, but make sure you either purchase one that is 5 to 6 volts, or include a way to regulate the voltage. Here is a picture of this kind of battery, available at most hobby stores:

If you use this type of battery, don't forget a charger. The hobby store can help with choosing an appropriate match...

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Published in: Dec 2013Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781783559329

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Richard Grimmett

Richard Grimmett has more fun that should be allowed working on robotics projects while teaching Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Brigham Young University Idaho. He has a Bachelors and Masters degree in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Leadership Studies. He also has 26 years of experience in the Radar and Telecommunications industries, and even has one of the original brick phones. He has written books on the basics of using the BeagleBone Black for robotics projects, and another for the Raspberry PI and yet another for the Arduino.
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