First experimental Prototype
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This
was really just an attempt to make a revolute Series Elastic
Actuator
but it served as the genesis for the control system.
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The
second prototype
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This
one is much smaller and more compact but the control system doesn't
quite fit into the case yet.
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The
second prototype with a schematic.
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Third generation prototype
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A
couple of photos of the latest version with integrated controller (I'll
take some better ones soon!)
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What it might look like as a product...
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Here
is what it might look like if it were turned into a product.
Three versions, one long and thin, another other shorter and fatter,
and the third with an output on the end rather that the side.
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What you could make with them...
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A
quadruped with twelve actuators. Each leg can be configured as a
single unit, in theory the control system could allow you to connect
the actuators in each leg to each other and provide reflex behaviour so
if the robot is pushed it will automatically take a step.
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A
hexapod, similar to above but the leg lift actuators can be configured
to work like suspension to compensate for uneven ground and the legs
could be configured for reflex stepping behaviour so the robot will
walk when you push or pull it.
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One
day, maybe...
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