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Tag Archives: mechatronics
Robot Control with Machine Learning
This week’s project is combining my 1D EggBot controller with the Machine Learning textbook that I’m reading this summer. The goal of the controller is to help the EggBot stay upright or at a specified angle. The robot’s accelerometer indicates … Continue reading
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Tagged machinelearning, mechatronics, robotics
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Learning Materials – Reinforcement Learning for Robots
This post is just an info dump about reinforcement learning for robots. Mostly YouTube videos. Am I missing anything? I had been looking at Gymnasium, but clearly I should also look at NVIDIA’s Isaac Sim.
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Tagged machinelearning, mechatronics, robotics
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Egg Robot – Version 5 – Walking Update II
Last week, the walking version of the Egg Robot was updated to include an outrigger brace to prevent bending of the legs inward as the robot leans. This unexpected bending inwards caused the upward leg to drag as it advances. … Continue reading
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Tagged mechatronics, Pololu, Robot, robotics
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Egg Robot – Walking Version
Today I finished the assembly of the walking version of my Egg Robot. Egg Robot wobbles like an egg (or a penguin). The basic mechanicals and electronics were assembled this week. I’ve function tested the electronics with a basic program. … Continue reading
Posted in 3D Printing, Projects, Robotics, Sculpture
Tagged mechatronics, Pololu, Programming, raspberry pi, Robot, robotics
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Out of Control PIDs
This week’s post is less of a how-to and more of a “how-to?” I’ve got some ideas about the basics of PID controls, but this system is giving me trouble. I updated the PID control system on Egg-Bot Version 2. … Continue reading
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1-D Egg Robot – Version 2
This week I made some changes to the Egg Bot and named it version 2 (even though it’s really a version 1.5 probably). I combined the servo and circuit board mounting into a single bracket, printed the new bracket, and … Continue reading
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Tagged controls, mechatronics, Pololu, raspberry pi, Robot, robotics
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