Will Anyone Attempt An Ez-ball Bot?

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Here is another interesting read. https://www.msl.ri.cmu.edu/projects/ballbot/  This one is better. https://rezero.ethz.ch/

bstaehling · Answer

That is sweet! You'd need some pretty serious control loops to accomplish that.

Troy · Answer

Yeah, I definately won't try it even though it impresses me the most. Do the links work for you? They don't seem to work for me.

bstaehling · Answer

Nah, they didn't work for me either. That's a good picture though.

Antron007 · Answer

Very interesting. Thanks Troy.

Troy · Answer

You're welcome. Hey I added the links a different way this time. Try it.

Rich · Answer

Links work

CardboardHacker · Answer

When I read the title I thought of a bot that is ball shaped and rolls around.

Troy · Answer

You mean like Sphero? https://www.gosphero.com/

Antron007 · Answer

Once again Troy, wow. That was pretty cool. Never saw that. Wasn't someone here working on a sphere shaped robot?

bstaehling · Answer

Troy's been keeping up on his modern bots. I've been trying to come up with something unique to work on. I was thinking about something like that as something unique, kind of like a hamster in a ball. I still don't know how you mechanically propel and steer something like that without the hamster. Guess it's not such a unique idea after all though. Wish there was something that could conquer stairs too. Have you seen anything like that? Any ideas out there?

irobot58 · Answer

Holy balancing act! I would certainly keep it tethered until all the bugs are worked out! It certainly looks unnerving but cool! Thanks for sharing Troy!

Antron007 · Answer

I'm with irobot58. I'd be super afraid that it would fall. I get nervous just looking at that thing.

Troy · Answer

Yeah me too. I thought there may be a lurking robotics engineer who might want to try it.

Troy

Will Anyone Attempt An Ez-Ball Bot?

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