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XRL Hexapod Robot Gets a Tail, Learns To Use It
New submitter toygeek writes "In an effort to give various robots more control during free-fall and navigation of severe obstacles, researchers have studied how agama lizards use their tails to retain or correct orientation during leaps and jumps. They've applied the research to both hexapod and wheeled robots, and the results are both astounding, and outstanding!"
Life is a gift and your misery is in your mind only. External circumstances do not matter, only what you think matters. Do you really want to hurt and destroy the love of your life like this? She would be devastated by this. Do you have a mother, father? Other family? What will this do to them? I know, the death of someone close to you is a pain you can never erase, but if that person had killed themselves it would be so much worse because it would be so senseless. You seem like someone who cares about others, so why would you do so selfish and cowardly an act as this? And cause all this pain to all those who love you? Don't. Get help. You don't have to do this. It gets better.
It could lead to an anti-gravity robot.
“He’s not deformed, he’s just drunk!”
UC Berkeley researchers, please: Stop now. No good can come from this, and we all know it.
We already have enough trouble getting laid, and yet you would put us on the path to anthropomorphic clydesdales?
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?
...by the words, 'That tail is so adorable!'
Get help. There's really no way that this is a good idea.
They should have just tied a slice of buttered bread to it's back.
Never trust an atom. They make up everything.
Imagine what this could do for toast.
"On the Internet, nobody can hear you being subtle." -Linus Torvalds
I've been at 'the edge', and came back. Shitty way to go out, pretty messy, too. She's gonna have to I.d. whats left of you, why would you do that to her? Pretty goddamn selfish of you, if you ask me. Suicide is a selfish act. What kind of pain are you in?, because lots of other people live with pain every day. You don't love her like you claim you do, or you wouldn't be ideating like you are. Google some sites about suicide, read 'em all, think about how you're gonna explain yourself to God when you're asked why you ended your life before it was meant to be. And what if you survive your attempt? It happens more often than not. Now you're damaged and survived! Nah, stick it out like the rest of us have to. Good luck to you, Sir.
Wouldn't a flywheel be much more practical?
Tail:
-gets caught on stuff
-can only go half a turn
Flywheel:
-can accelerate until the material limits of the fly wheel
-can use the stored energy for recovery.
-can be embedded inside the robot.
-can act as a gyroscope to provide stability in other axes.
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What about the people who have to clean up your body? What about how your wife would feel knowing that you did this.
If you're not a troll, and you're depressed, then things will get better. They always do.
If you're in debt, do what rich people do and declare yourself bankrupt.
Why you pick the name zizzlezazzledazzle?
You want to kill yourself over $$$? DON'T!!! The day will come when you'll be making money again, just ain't today! Do what you gotta do to keep going, get your ass to a hospital and ask for help. Tell that mate whats going on. Trust me, she's not gonna think you really loved here afterwards, because you left her alone to live her life without you there to help her. Are you getting ehat I'm putting down? THINK about it. God don't want you yet, not that way!
If you aren't in fact a troll, then please stop. Get help. Go to your nearest hospital, tell them your plan, and be honest.
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.
I have been *this* close to stepping in front of a fast moving train. I went to my psychologist, and I spent a week in a mental hospital. It saved my life. I was on very strong anti-depressants for over 10 years, and am now (prescription and otherwise) drug free. If anyone's ever been completely whacked in the head, and ready to kill myself, I have.
Two things changed me. 1) Two of my relatives killed themselves. My stepdad, via alcoholism ("if you drink more, it'll kill you" glug glug glug) and one via a pill cocktail. What I went through, and what my family went through, were not something I ever want to put another person through.
The second thing: Learning to actually cope with my problems instead of being buried by them, and in turn burying my feelings. That killed me emotionally and almost killed my physically.
I know it seems like there is no way out. But to actually kill yourself will NOT give you relief. It will end your suffering, but that same suffering, and worse will be transferred to others. Additionally, you won't be around to ENJOY the relief!
One more thing: If you STOP, GET HELP, and ACT on the help you're given, in 10, 5, even 2 years from now, this will all be a DISTANT MEMORY and you'll be SO GLAD you did not act foolishly and selfishly.
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Worked that out back in 1995. See this the "running on rough terrain video. Watch at 1:40.
The next step, which the U. Penn people don't seem to have taken yet, is to solve this as a two-point boundary value problem. Then, instead of trying to maintain attitude during flight, you try to land at a specific time in a specific place with a specific attitude.
Doing that is rocket science. Rocket science is about control of underactuated systems, where the control system has fewer actuators than there are degrees of freedom to be controlled. You want to reach a specified point at a specified time at a specified velocity in a specified attitude. All you have available is the ability to thrust in one direction and to change attitude slowly. But this problem is solveable and there are known solutions. Applying that to robots leads to gymnastics.
The quadrotor people are already doing this kind of thing, but it hasn't been done much for legged machines yet.
I want a tail. A prehensile monkey tail. I'd prefer to grow my own but if robotics get the solution before genetics I'll take a prosthetic one.
Life is a gift and your misery is in your mind only.
Whose gift to whom?
External circumstances do not matter, only what you think matters. Do you really want to hurt and destroy the love of your life like this? She would be devastated by this. Do you have a mother, father? Other family? What will this do to them?
If external circumstances do not matter, then he is hardly "destroying" love of his life. She will get over it and find someone else in time.
I know, the death of someone close to you is a pain you can never erase, but if that person had killed themselves it would be so much worse because it would be so senseless.
Accidents are senseless, suicide has actual reason.
You seem like someone who cares about others, so why would you do so selfish and cowardly an act as this? And cause all this pain to all those who love you?
Where did that "suicide is cowardly" nonsense came from?
Don't. Get help. You don't have to do this.
It is his life and he has the right to do with it whatever he pleases. Including ending it.
It gets better.
Yeah, and dozen other things get worse. Suicide at least is surefire way to end all past, present and future problems.
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I have thought about it. Often. But probably not come as close as you sound like you are.
But bear this in mind: your brain cannot tell when it is coming up with the wrong answers to questions. There is no error-detection / correction. So you need to rely on other people to help solve problems sometimes.
Having a "plan" may trick your brain into thinking that it feels better. But you have not solved any problem with this plan; its illusion.
Try to have one good day. Just forget about your problems and your plan and have a good day. Dont spend money; just try to enjoy breathing. Then come up with a new plan to get out from the spot you are in. It will feel good to have a plan that doesnt involve violence.
I'm not a mechanical engineer, but I am a mathematician with a modicum of experience solving two-point boundary value problems, which are what you are up against when you have an energy budget and have fewer thrusters than degrees of freedom. Angular momentum (and the conservation thereof) is a much better approach, I would think...watch some Olympic gymnasts if you want to see some fine examples of human wetware doing this in real-time.
Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. How could you want to hurt the woman you say you love? Please get professional help. Today there are effective treatments for your mental illness.
Free Martian Whores!
Accidents are senseless, suicide has actual reason.
So does murder. You're ok with murder?
Where did that "suicide is cowardly" nonsense came from?
Suicide is an escape; a coward's escape. It's also the ultimate in selfishness.
It is his life and he has the right to do with it whatever he pleases. Including ending it.
And it's the GP's right to try and do the decent thing and try to talk him out of it, instead of the evil you are doing by cheering the GGP's suicide on. What kind of a God damned monster are you? OH, I see, an athiest, maybe even an antitheist. Carry on, then. You'll find out in the end, poor fool.
Suicide at least is surefire way to end all past, present and future problems.
Again, you're going to be pretty damed surprised when your own end comes.
Free Martian Whores!
Accidents are senseless, suicide has actual reason.
So does murder. You're ok with murder?
As with everything, the answer is "it depends". I am sure you are able to come up with a scenario which makes murder best option available.
Where did that "suicide is cowardly" nonsense came from?
Suicide is an escape; a coward's escape. It's also the ultimate in selfishness.
Says your holy book?
It is his life and he has the right to do with it whatever he pleases. Including ending it.
And it's the GP's right to try and do the decent thing and try to talk him out of it, instead of the evil you are doing by cheering the GGP's suicide on.
Decent thing is to let him decide what he wants to do with *his* life. His, not yours or anybody else.
What kind of a God damned monster are you? OH, I see, an athiest, maybe even an antitheist. Carry on, then. You'll find out in the end, poor fool.
Suicide at least is surefire way to end all past, present and future problems. Again, you're going to be pretty damed surprised when your own end comes.
Your religious ranting is not even worth responding to.
think about how you're gonna explain yourself to God when you're asked why you ended your life before it was meant to be.
There are a lot of athiests here, he may not believe in God (boy, is he going to be surprised when he finds out!)
Free Martian Whores!
Your brain may be tricking you. Suicide is absurd. Life is better than death. It is great to exist. If your brain tells you otherwise, most likely it is buggy. Get professional help. Please!
And a suicide is _awful_ for your friends and loved ones. Besides the expected sadness of losing a friend, they will be tormented by thoughts of "would he have decided otherwise if I had been a better friend?"
Besides, suicide can fail, and then you will add physical disability to your existing problems! I could share some pictures of failed suicides with you, but they are too shocking.
If you think people with hardships cannot be happy, check http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/
Courage!
All I need to say is that someday you must regret this. Encouraging someone to suicide is Nazy-level of evil.
Job 11
13 “ If you would direct your heart right
And spread out your hand to Him,
14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
And do not let wickedness dwell in your tents;
15 “Then, indeed, you could lift up your face without moral defect,
And you would be steadfast and not fear.
16 “For you would forget your trouble,
As waters that have passed by, you would remember it.
17 “Your life would be brighter than noonday;
Darkness would be like the morning.
18 “Then you would trust, because there is hope;
And you would look around and rest securely.
19 “You would lie down and none would disturb you,
And many would entreat your favor.
20 “But the eyes of the wicked will fail,
And there will be no escape for them;
And their hope is to breathe their last.”
I am sure you are able to come up with a scenario which makes murder best option available.
I can't.
Says your holy book?
If it says that I must have missed that part.
Decent thing is to let him decide what he wants to do with *his* life. His, not yours or anybody else.
The DECENT thing to do is to try to talk him, not force him, into doing the right thing.
Your religious ranting is not even worth responding to.
Yet you responded anyway.
Free Martian Whores!
Since you are dealing with 3D space, you will need *4* points of awareness to keep the center of gravity in balance. You might think that 3 legs and one tail would be best, but then you have to deal with a disbalanced processing problem: triangulation in space, followed by an add-on to balance that. Better to deal with three 2-point axle balancing problems instead. (A:B, C:D, AB:CD).
DNA is a Turing machine. You, however, being dynamic and emergent, are not.