Linux-Controlled Segway Robot

Posted by timothy on Sunday July 13, 2003 @07:19AM from the idle-rich-adjust-the-throttle dept.

ptorrone writes "It was just a matter of time until the Segway technology would be used as a robotics platform. University of Southern California Robotics Lab's Segway RMP (Robotic Mobility Platform) has a lot of great information if you're looking to convert a Segway to a robot. On the site there are videos as well as instruction on how to build your own." Update: 07/13 21:30 GMT by T : Dr. Andrew Howard writes with an important clarification about the project: "This is *not* a standard Segway HT that we have converted to robotics applications. Rather, this is a customized, limited production unit that has been specially modified by the manufacturer. The web-site does *not* show how to convert an existing Segway HT into a robotic platform."

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Re:Seems to kinda defeat the purpose... by jericho4.0 · 2003-07-13 07:47 · Score: 4, Insightful

But that's what makes the segway a good choice as a platform. It's ability to support 200 lbs of shifting mass over changing terrain lets you design the rest of the robot with a lot of latitude. Building a custom platform with the same range of specs would be very expensive.

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