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Re:The Simplest Walking Robot: A bipedal robot with 1 actuat... by tnecniv on Wednesday August 23, 2023 @11:54PM (#37244843)
It’s not physically realizable but the spring-loaded inverted pendulum is arguably the “simplest” walking model. It’s just a mass on a spring.
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Re:The Simplest Walking Robot: A bipedal robot with 1 actuat... by s1mon on Thursday August 24, 2023 @01:14AM (#37245274)
Or there’s always just a spring on an inclined plane or stairs. AKA, a Slinky.
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Re:The Simplest Walking Robot: A bipedal robot with 1 actuat... by fsckboy on Thursday August 24, 2023 @01:32AM (#37245376)
somebody needs to make an animation of a slinky on some Escher staircases.
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Re:The Simplest Walking Robot: A bipedal robot with 1 actuat... by antfarm on Thursday August 24, 2023 @05:38AM (#37246849)
s/somebody/some AI/
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Re:The Simplest Walking Robot: A bipedal robot with 1 actuat... by IshKebab on Thursday August 24, 2023 @04:46AM (#37246477)
A spring isn't a rigid body.
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Re:The Simplest Walking Robot: A bipedal robot with 1 actuat... by zardo on Friday August 25, 2023 @02:56PM (#37265758)
It is an actuator though
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