Real robot stuff

Discussion in 'Unrelated Discussion' started by abubaba, January 11, 2014.

  1. maxpowerz

    maxpowerz Post Master General

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    Quads are extremely stable and nimble Vtol's, i have attached camera's to all 3 of my quad-copters (except the AR Drones as they had them built in), and all 3 quads record the smoothest and most stable footage out of all my airborne craft.
    They're also very easy to control and fly manually compared to other heli's, and offer a lot more lifting power than the single or twin rotor helicopter

    I have 2 single rotor heli's with collective pitch control, and even when i have a nice stable hover the recording on them is very shaky and keeping them under control is a constant fight.
  2. maxpowerz

    maxpowerz Post Master General

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    The park next to my house.
  3. chronosoul

    chronosoul Well-Known Member

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    You should have the quad copter light your cigarette or something haha.
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  4. chronosoul

    chronosoul Well-Known Member

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    So I work with some FIRST robotics at a local high school of mine. This is the game if you are interested

    So far its shaping up to kick some serious ***.

    The game is called Aerial Assist, and contenders need to grab a ball and launch it over a 6 ft tall goal post to gain points. There is a scale in the middle since the robot needs to weigh less then 120lbs
    Robot almost complete.jpg
    Last edited: February 16, 2014
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  5. maxpowerz

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    http://content.robotslab.com/nao-skydiving#gsc.tab=0
    NAO has just been "Publicly Released" for $7990.

    There's also a draw to Win your money back too....
  6. Col_Jessep

    Col_Jessep Moderator Alumni

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    Get a cat. Better in every way.
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  7. Geers

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    Robot cat. Fastest legged robot last time I checked.




    May or may not be part fly.
  8. BulletMagnet

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    Gosh, that thing scares the crap out of me every time I see it.

    EVERY DAMN TIME.
  9. Col_Jessep

    Col_Jessep Moderator Alumni

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    A real cheetah can easily go 70mph. Even a regular house cat can keep up with the cheetah bot. And they can do it in difficult terrain looking awesome.



    This is grace! =3

    PS: I would say 'stick some fur on the bot' but that would only make it look creepier. If that's possible at all.
  10. teju__

    teju__ Active Member

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    I'll just leave this here...
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  11. Geers

    Geers Post Master General

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    That's not a creepy robot.

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    That's a creepy robot.
  12. maxpowerz

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    i still dont know which to get , the "rq-huno" or a "phantomX"


  13. Geers

    Geers Post Master General

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    This one:
  14. teju__

    teju__ Active Member

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    10/10 would run away from screaming and flailing my arms.
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  17. websterx01

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    FRC is awesome. I'll my school has is 4 kids, a programmer (me) and no money. So we're stuck with FTC, which is cool and all... but... hydraulics!

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