I did not post since I finished the first version of the robot in January. It is because I am focusing on the gait algorithm – with the goal to release a video in June - as well as debugging the mechanical part of the robot.
I will post a note on the things I am learning – to share my experience with other robot makers. For instance all the frames are made of Resin and I noticed that some frames were bending, stressed by mechanical efforts – especially at the hip. So I had to reinforce them with brackets in Aluminum. It is quite a frustrating period because I need to understand how the structure of the robot is working in the real world and how to deal with “unexpected” (I did not think about them before) issues. Although it is frustrating it is also a necessary (sometimes exciting) learning period.
In this note, I want to talk about Design. I think that Artistic Design is really very important:
- To introduce robots in the human environment that can be accepted and/or tolerated by the population;
- To make them appealing so that somebody is considering purchase one of them.