interactive hexapod robot [ kinetic art ] by Matt Denton
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2007
- "i.c. Hexapod" interacts with people by following them around. If his gaze is held long enough, he takes a picture and uploads it to a website: hexapodrobot.com (Not always on-line ) Music: Vipco by AiM.
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Incredibly smooth movements, I particularly like the way it shies away when you get too close. The occasional blink and o.O eyes make it seem friendly and curious, very nice work.
Back then this was rocket science
Wonderful movement on that robot. Looks like something straight out of a sci-fi movie.
Hi, thanks for your comments.
The most important thing to me is to make my robots look organic, so I spend more time on their movement, than I do on robot tasks such as obstacle avoidance and sensors etc..
I think this comes from being in an animatronic industry.
Cheers, M@
wow, such fluid movements! it makes it seem so alive, you'd be mistaken if there was a living thing controlling it! brilliant work
this is brilliant! looks like its alive! the way it tracks you and watches you, just blows my mind! excuse me whilst i watch it again!
I love the way he bends pivots tilts and strafe's on the spot.
it give's it an alive feel like its bending because your too close, or bending forward thinking 'where have you gone?'
Fantastic!!!!
i live in hastings new zealand and ive always wanted to go to weta workshop!
i think i am in love with your little guy, so charming, lovely how you make it seem to have such great reaction! fantastic!
wow, very natural movement
The camera is the opening on the left, while the right opening houses an 10 x optical zoom lens just for effect. The zoom lens should randomly zoom in/out but recently stopped working. There is also a shutter within the lens which blinks when he takes a picture. :)
Matt, only one word: Amazing!
Matt, your hexapods are just beautiful. Thanks for the video!
dan roe
I just have to keep watching this, it's incredible. I can't wait to have a robotic pet. Not long now
Thank you very much for this great video! I`ve learned a lot of things from it. Great work!
Cheers!
Turning around isn't a problem, however, this has been designed as a permanent installation, and with that in mind batteries are out of the question. So the power needs to be via cable, hence no walking. M@
Just Beautifull !!, thank´s for this development !!
wow thats amazing !! the spider movemnt and enviroment senses r fantastic !!
i will do my final year project a 6 legged spider robot, and i just wish i can do something like this, i know mine will be shit compraing to this LOL
Hi,
Music is "Vipco" by "AiM" from their Hinterland album.
Matt.
Impressive!
There's some pretty ugly-but-hugely-functional robots out there.
This beats them all.
What a masterpiece of design!
that's it... it's not long till the government gets a hold of one of these and duplicates it, then we'll have a whole bunch of creepy robot spiders sneaking into your home and silently photographing/killing you...lol that's awesome keep up the good work!!
The main control for the servos is on board in a microcontroller. I think the camera tracking was processed by a separate PC.
Hi,
Yes the body and leg movement uses my balance gesture p.Brain algorithm as per V4b hexapod.
cheers :)
Thanks! :)
Now it's spiders, soon its humans, then it's skynet, Future, HERE WE COME! :D
Everytime it lifted it's front legs I flinched cause I thought it was just gonna stake that guy in the top of his head.....
i want 1! you guys should have had the spider turn around. that would have been a feat.
Kind of.
The motion control is entirely on board see his other videos, but I read elsewhere that the face tracking analysis is done on a separate PC which sends instructions to the on board computer to keep the camera pointing at the face.
i totally noted that for my birthday list :D
it's so cute :)
you look like william boon from earth final conflict.
also your robot is awesome...that is all...
Outstanding!! The fluidity & responsiveness is the best I have observed on anything in the hexapod genre. Your hexapods are the most impressive anywhere! I'd love to have a go at a p.Brain on my 18 servo hex chassis when it's complete. What language is the p.Brain programmed in?
WOW : )
OMG! YOU'VE INVENTED THE FIRST STEP DO MAKING THOSE FREAKING ANNOYING SPIDER BOTS FROM DEUS EX: INVISIBLE WAR!!!!!
Kickass bot...srsly..
I sure does walk, click on his name and view some of his other vids. This robot is V4b, so look for that one. It's actually quite creepy because it walks so much like... well like a 6 legged spider.
Hehe it's literally ON a pedestal :D
Look in to Inverse Kinematics. The calculations for it are beyond simple in many cases, though the concept is often difficult to grasp.
I'm properly impressed... and still very much up for testing p.Brain on mine. I might be able to do something useful maths-wise now too, not that it needs any improvement!
Hi Matt, fantastic to see this in action. Really like the way it moves back when you bring your face close - so alive - sometimes I get the feeling it's a bit nervous. I guess it's figuring out how far away you are by the size of your face relative to the field of view? When someone with a giant head comes into the room does it start cowering? ;) Anyway, I guess that would be an understandable response! :)
thats pro
Amazing, but (in some way) freaky at the same time...
I don't undestand!!! How, Please tell me How did you made to get that robotic fluid movements???
Please, I really want to design a robot with beautiful movements like this one. IM AMAZED!
How do you get into the animatronics industry?
are you using a futaba TX?
that robot is so cute. if it had cheeks i would pinch them.
cute. want ^^
What's the name of the song?
Any plans to weaponize it?
its like...i dont want to look at u any more...i want to look at the camera... dont want 2 put the point in time it does...but its near the end
reminds me amee from red planet
remote control perhaps
whow a walking camera o can it walk??
soo funny =))
Looks like its alive..
it was made by the aliens to take over the world