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Published inJun 2015
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Richard Grimmett
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Dr. Richard Grimmett has been fascinated by computers and electronics from his very first programming project, which used Fortran on punch cards. He has bachelor's and master's degrees 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 now teaches computer science and electrical engineering at Brigham Young University, Idaho, where his office is filled with his many robotics projects.
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Building the biped platform

There are several approaches to building your biped platform. Perhaps the most simple is to purchase a set of basic parts; this is the example you'll see in this chapter. There are several kit possibilities out there, including one at http://www.robotshop.com/en/lynxmotion-biped-robot-scout-bps-ns-servos.html, a kit like the one offered at http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-DOF-Biped-Robot-Mechanical-Leg-Robot-Servo-Motor-Bracket-NO-Servo-Motor-good-/131162548695?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e89e5a9d7, or the one at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DR7GA4I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1. This is the specific kit we'll use in this chapter.

In the end, your biped will work more like the legs of a Tyrannosaurus Rex of a human, but this will make it easier to program, and it will power down more gracefully. It will also be a bit more stable.

You'll also need 10 standard size servos. There are several possible choices, but Hitec servos are relatively...

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Dr. Richard Grimmett has been fascinated by computers and electronics from his very first programming project, which used Fortran on punch cards. He has bachelor's and master's degrees 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 now teaches computer science and electrical engineering at Brigham Young University, Idaho, where his office is filled with his many robotics projects.
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