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Off-Topic => Real Robotics => Real Robotics Discussion => Topic started by: Jamin on April 21, 2013, 05:24:20 PM
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not sure if anyone here even gives a damn anymore but I decided to start up a thread archiving a lot of cool stuff I found from the early days of robotics development, most I'm sure a lot of you already know about.
Jim Walker's RC Lawnmower
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/87671Hein_Lawnmower-1-300v.jpg)
http://www.americanjuniorclassics.com/Lawnmower/lawnmower.htm (http://www.americanjuniorclassics.com/Lawnmower/lawnmower.htm)
Hopkins Beast
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/88107Hopkins_Beast_Robots_Plug_Into_Wall_Outlet_1.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biTnUlIBXrE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biTnUlIBXrE)
The Stanford Cart
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/68485Stanford.Cart.102630561.lg.jpg)
http://www.stanford.edu/~learnest/cart.htm (http://www.stanford.edu/~learnest/cart.htm)
Shakey The Robot
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/43259377px-SRI_Shakey_with_callouts.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXdn6ynwpiI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXdn6ynwpiI)
Raibert Hopper
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/89176raibert_hopper.jpeg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFXj81mvInc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFXj81mvInc)
feel free to contribute any other cool non-combat stuff here.
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another cool thing to look into would be old FIRST bots that predate 2004. back before they had super safety rules. some machines were ghetto and others were awesome.
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This one's a pretty cool example of an early remote-controlled robot that was commercially available.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/57390omnibot_2000_01.jpg)
The Tomy Omnibot 2000. It was remote-controlled, and could drive about, open and close a gripper hand on its right arm, and play music from the tape deck in its chest. Apparently, it could also be programmed via computer to do things on a set schedule.
There's a definite retro-futuristic appeal behind it, I find- although the name makes it sound like something from the World of Tommorow, it's almost like looking into the past. :P
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This one's a pretty cool example of an early remote-controlled robot that was commercially available.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/57390omnibot_2000_01.jpg)
The Tomy Omnibot 2000. It was remote-controlled, and could drive about, open and close a gripper hand on its right arm, and play music from the tape deck in its chest. Apparently, it could also be programmed via computer to do things on a set schedule.
There's a definite retro-futuristic appeal behind it, I find- although the name makes it sound like something from the World of Tommorow, it's almost like looking into the past. :P
the original version of Mauler had a drive train built out of one of these
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/55913topo1fs.jpg)
similar concept of "having a robot in your home" type thing.
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another cool thing to look into would be old FIRST bots that predate 2004. back before they had super safety rules. some machines were ghetto and others were awesome.
I love classic FIRST stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-m1QBOxsfg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-m1QBOxsfg)
its fun approved
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This one's a pretty cool example of an early remote-controlled robot that was commercially available.
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/57390omnibot_2000_01.jpg)
The Tomy Omnibot 2000. It was remote-controlled, and could drive about, open and close a gripper hand on its right arm, and play music from the tape deck in its chest. Apparently, it could also be programmed via computer to do things on a set schedule.
There's a definite retro-futuristic appeal behind it, I find- although the name makes it sound like something from the World of Tommorow, it's almost like looking into the past. :P
the original version of Mauler had a drive train built out of one of these
(https://gametechmods.com/uploads/images/55913topo1fs.jpg)
similar concept of "having a robot in your home" type thing.
It did? Very interesting, I remember seeing those particular robots in a book, actually. Likewise, Doctor Inferno Jr. is based on the second version of Omnibot.
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another cool thing to look into would be old FIRST bots that predate 2004. back before they had super safety rules. some machines were ghetto and others were awesome.
I love classic FIRST stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-m1QBOxsfg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-m1QBOxsfg)
its fun approved
>Dat Youtube account
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I found out they used Search and Rescue robots at the WTC site
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7pDXmvRBxs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7pDXmvRBxs)
cool stuff