Traditional matrices and path planning have stuck me with opportunity when considering biped motion. I recently found a great tutorial with Matlab, reinforcement learning, and trying to teach a biped to walk: https://www.mathworks.com/help/reinforcement-learning/ug/train-biped-robot-to-walk-using-reinforcement-learning-agents.html In my own biped design(BASE3), I have been considering an inverted knee design like an Emu (https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/downloads/g445cj94b, http://ames.caltech.edu/reher2019dynamic.pdf) for energy efficiency. To …
Simple, Comprehensive ROS Melodic Robot
There are a number of good tutorials out there, but at least as far as google’s results are concerned, there needs to be some glue in between, which is what this writing is designed to do. I first started by searching for building mobile robot tutorials in Gazebo. I learned a bit, but ultimately wish …
TurtleBot 2
ROBOTIS and OSRF, recently announced a TurtleBot 3 (TB3), that will cost around $500. This got me thinking about the previous version, TurtleBot 2(TB2), which was really an evolutionary approach to a creation, driven by a desire for affordability. The TB2 utilizes a Kobuki Base, for a standalone cost of approximately $350, plus $55 for …
Robot That Makes Breakfast
A little humor for the day. View post on imgur.com
QUT Introduction to Robotics by Peter Corke
I cannot wait to start this course! I have had an interest in developing a personal robot as a hobby for the last five years or so and have been searching for a comprehensive introductory course, hopefully, this will prove to be it! UPDATE: This course was fantastic, highly recommend it if you are new …
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