The first car was slow, and dumb and clunky. You have already made progress far past that of speed, speed can be improved down the line. Amazing work man!
This is the first time I've seen this, and it's awesome. I know of two other failed major hexapod robots, Project Hexapod and their Stompy, and the Hacksmith Industries and their spider mech. This is a serious undertaking, and I'm glad it was proven possible.
This reminds me of walking forest harvester prototypes invented and produced in the 90's by Finnish technology company Timberjack and later bought and discontinued by John Deere... The idea was to make harvester that is more gentle to forest floor. The models were quite complete but Deere (who now owns the patents) decided to not start the mass production and instead used some balancing technologies from the prototypes in their more traditional wheeled harvesters. The walking Timberjack harvester prototype is on display at some John Deere factory or museum
If it went with turbine power, say something like one of the fuel pumps on the space shuttle, and if they could design some kinf of energy recovery system into the hydraulics, like a regenerative braking kind of thing to recover energy, then I would imagine it would be quite fast, and maybe even able to jump like a spider. Consider a pogo stick. The power of one person is enough to move at a decent speed, and it's capable of very high jumps but that is because the spring in it is constantly re-absorbing energy, and then re-using it so all the person has to do is put enough energy back into it to account for friction.
Maybe instead of trying to keep everything rigid, there might be an approach involving tensegrity that would allow higher speed without higher weight. It's a field that is still in its infancy though.
Need to switch to foot controls for navigation and general operation, add a pair of force-feedback waldo controls and a pair of huge pincers, and a head tracker to control posture (cab position and orientation relative to the feet), and make it a proper mech.
I would like to see how it really performs in a robotically hostile environment (loose objects, trees, aggressive inclines,;fluids). Military applications aside possible uses in rescue?
Ladies and gentelmen, this is how serious dedication looks like. Absolutely amazing. Excatly, it's not about speed. It's about it. Someone, give this guy something like bilion (10^24) € and team of people of his choosing. I have feeling he might build something beyond amazing. And with practical usage.
Am I getting the wrong end of the stick? The elaborate systems he describes seem pointless in a machine that moves at glacial speed. What is the point of putting effort into a tailored version of Linux when you could use a standard one? Speed? Boot time? Not heard of ssd and flash storage of state? I reckon a single 8-bit arduino could handle the motion, but not the user interface, which he more or less says is an add on. Generally, scaling up in physical size affects mechanical properties, not informatics.
Its all about engine, oil, hydrolic system temprature, pressure etc. Calculating values relative to each other. Things got too complicated. So scaling out as he was scaling up.
Indeed physics is a bitch when you want a legged vehicle bigger and faster. The power needed to swing the legs grows exponentially, the sensitivity and speed of various sensors needs to go up, the demand on the mechanic rigidity of the links and joints also goes up in turn upping the mass and so the needed power to move each leg again goes up....
It also the design of the legged vehicle , the OSU adaptative suspension vehicle was faster than this one despite being way older due to the design of the legs being more akin to a quadruped with extra legs rather than a spider , and spider type of body works when is something small rather than something big
2:50 What I hear is "Security through obscurity". Which is probably alright for something that's on for 15 minutes at a time and most people don't want to steal, but still, for a machine that big (and therefore able to hurt you if it does the wrong thing), you might want something better.
It has an emergency stop button. And sure it's a powerful dangerous machine, just like any easily acquired car. If someone went on a rampage with it though, and he wasn't inside to E-stop it. Just think of the awesome action movie scene that would unfold as he battles with this 1 mph machine trying to disable it as only he knows how. We can only hope someone has a camera on him if that happens
Jaimie experimented with giant mechanical spider and he successfully sold toy version of his invention to some company and got bunch of money to start new and exciting life in some paradise island and now he intents new tings. So not quite the same story in the end, but almost; both men seem to be happy and enthusiastic with stuff they do...
If you need a beefy modular battery to replace that noisy engine, contact me. I can hook you up with something serious, currently being used by e-formula teams.
If you were to scale up the Australian tiger beetle (C. hudsoni) to the size of Mantis and it could still move at 171 body lengths per second then it would be able to move at 2 585 km/hr (1 606 mi/hr). Talk about disappointing, thanks physics.
Don't show it walking! I'm sure no one wants to see that, right?
Touch on the specs too but I guess details and links in the description is a bit too much to ask.
At 8:00 you see it walking very slowly. I guess the organizers of the event didn't allow him to walk the Mantis because of safety concerns.
That's the same guy who made the original BB-8 for Star Wars 7!
Did you hear what processor he said he used with Linux embedded system, not the dspic the other one.
maybe Vortex86EX
Yep, Matt Denton. He built the Stage Version of BB8 and lots of Animatronics in the Star Wars and Harry Potter.
The physical construction of it is gorgeous, you can tell how much work went into those machined parts, the bending and welding etc.
Most of it was riveted tho. Still, your point stands. What a machine :0
Famous last words: Only I know what those buttons are for ...
Coupled with: Security is pretty basic, but I'm not too worried ...
Its not like one can hack it.
1 MPH with an exposed engine bay. It's not going anywhere.
last words. Ok from the left side.
The first car was slow, and dumb and clunky. You have already made progress far past that of speed, speed can be improved down the line. Amazing work man!
This is the first time I've seen this, and it's awesome. I know of two other failed major hexapod robots, Project Hexapod and their Stompy, and the Hacksmith Industries and their spider mech. This is a serious undertaking, and I'm glad it was proven possible.
Truly a weapon to surpass Metal Gear.
What took you so long?
Pirat Kept you waiting, huh?
This reminds me of walking forest harvester prototypes invented and produced in the 90's by Finnish technology company Timberjack and later bought and discontinued by John Deere... The idea was to make harvester that is more gentle to forest floor. The models were quite complete but Deere (who now owns the patents) decided to not start the mass production and instead used some balancing technologies from the prototypes in their more traditional wheeled harvesters. The walking Timberjack harvester prototype is on display at some John Deere factory or museum
Came here for this, I think it is bigger.
Can’t wait to see the follow up video at DEFCON
Computerphile engineering crossovers are the best!
Too much talking, too little mech walking.
Thx you saved me time.
That is a lot of work.... and a whole lot more of commitment.
And a lot of money cost as well !
It would be cool to see this as an actual mass-produced product in the future (albeit expensive), but only time will tell.
Looks like a really nice project and it works too
If it went with turbine power, say something like one of the fuel pumps on the space shuttle, and if they could design some kinf of energy recovery system into the hydraulics, like a regenerative braking kind of thing to recover energy, then I would imagine it would be quite fast, and maybe even able to jump like a spider. Consider a pogo stick. The power of one person is enough to move at a decent speed, and it's capable of very high jumps but that is because the spring in it is constantly re-absorbing energy, and then re-using it so all the person has to do is put enough energy back into it to account for friction.
And a sphere just has more surface area in contact with what it's bearing load on, than a circle. With those ball and socket joints anyway.
It's great seeing footage of EMF camp!
I'm noticing this guy is protecting his work by obscuring it. As we know: security by obscurity won't last.
Even for people who do understand physics it's too slow.
Lol
my understanding is simply what he said, that the legs are slow because if it went faster the legs would wobble and become destabilized
Yeah it needs to keep up with a walking human atleast. Like that robodog the military has been using.
Maybe instead of trying to keep everything rigid, there might be an approach involving tensegrity that would allow higher speed without higher weight. It's a field that is still in its infancy though.
That is the coolest thing I have ever seen!
If you were wondering how long would it take to scroll down to find an Earthbound/Pokey/Porky reference.... well, this is it!
Fricking finally. Someone with culture.
Welcome fellow cultured gentlemen.
How awesome is this??
Still a way to go until we get the watch_dogs spider tank but this is still so damn awesome
Hmmm I did not make a comparison, but google Timberjack Walking Machine.Probably at least heavier.
They need to add a cannon, that will let loose the fires of greed to burn the weak
I don't know what all the things he listed are but something tells me they wouldn't fit inside a spiders head.
It's beautiful !
Simply wow
I love the banners on it. Now if we could just add machine guns on it.
That was beautiful! I don't care about the speed!!
Needs to be steam driven, and a plasma cannon. Paging Will Smith.....
You lost me at the starwars t-shirt. Just kidding. Awesome work . Dig your glasses too!
Still waiting for tachikomas. :|
Where is the video where I can actually SEE the thing doing its thing??
Daamn consider me highly impressed - just amazing!
Very cool. I want to use it to commute to work everyday. Oh, 3 mph. I’m gonna have to get up earlier.
2:00 I recognized that perkins diesel immediately. I have a standby generator at home with that exact engine, lol. one hella-reliable engine.
A 486 running a spider robot, 13 year old me just screamed
Nice, that's Stage 1 completed. Next up, Stage 2: Build a plasma cannon to mount onto this beast.
make it go 20x faster and then it'd be a fun ride
This is very cool!
I wouldn't even think, vehicle like this existing in real world rather than a science fiction creations.
What do you get when you cross a praying mantis with a termite?
A bug that says grace before eating your house.
Good episode.
Need to switch to foot controls for navigation and general operation, add a pair of force-feedback waldo controls and a pair of huge pincers, and a head tracker to control posture (cab position and orientation relative to the feet), and make it a proper mech.
Protect Zion!
What processor did he say he used with Linux embedded system, not the dspic the other one. I can't hear it and there are no subs.
I believe it was a 'Vortex' embedded linux system >Sean
Love it
Sunglasses really do make someone look cool
I would like to see how it really performs in a robotically hostile environment (loose objects, trees, aggressive inclines,;fluids). Military applications aside possible uses in rescue?
Ladies and gentelmen, this is how serious dedication looks like. Absolutely amazing. Excatly, it's not about speed. It's about it.
Someone, give this guy something like bilion (10^24) € and team of people of his choosing. I have feeling he might build something beyond amazing. And with practical usage.
Anyone else getting Eighty Six -86 Vibes?
A bit late BUT YEAAHH❤
Am I getting the wrong end of the stick? The elaborate systems he describes seem pointless in a machine that moves at glacial speed. What is the point of putting effort into a tailored version of Linux when you could use a standard one? Speed? Boot time? Not heard of ssd and flash storage of state? I reckon a single 8-bit arduino could handle the motion, but not the user interface, which he more or less says is an add on. Generally, scaling up in physical size affects mechanical properties, not informatics.
Its all about engine, oil, hydrolic system temprature, pressure etc. Calculating values relative to each other. Things got too complicated. So scaling out as he was scaling up.
Take a shot every time he says " *CAN BUS* "
Sweet!
I would have liked to hear what exactly the machine was then used for by the funding company.
That's pretty cool!
That's a cool little machine! :D
very cool
Hexapodia is the key insight.
Cool robot!
Indeed physics is a bitch when you want a legged vehicle bigger and faster. The power needed to swing the legs grows exponentially, the sensitivity and speed of various sensors needs to go up, the demand on the mechanic rigidity of the links and joints also goes up in turn upping the mass and so the needed power to move each leg again goes up....
It also the design of the legged vehicle , the OSU adaptative suspension vehicle was faster than this one despite being way older due to the design of the legs being more akin to a quadruped with extra legs rather than a spider , and spider type of body works when is something small rather than something big
There's another video of it walking ! Keep looking ! "It's not made for SPEED" QUOTE.
I can't even batteries in a flashlight.
You can't even verbs in a sentence!
Well, I for one can't Russian at all, and I English poorly, so I won't the one to judge.
Also you can still the general idea, right?
fede )yeah
Anvilshock Сам то бл*ть ни одного слова не знаешь!
Hal dik lah.
"Get in the damn hexabot, Shinji"
Why isn't there any footage of it walking?
Tell me more about its pid. Is is dynamic tuned and keep on updating gains
it's just a pet project with a big pet in it.
I'm disappointed at how many comments are "it's not fast enough" given what he said in the video... (also, "make it jump!" comments... like, what?)
Cool!
2:50 What I hear is "Security through obscurity". Which is probably alright for something that's on for 15 minutes at a time and most people don't want to steal, but still, for a machine that big (and therefore able to hurt you if it does the wrong thing), you might want something better.
It has an emergency stop button. And sure it's a powerful dangerous machine, just like any easily acquired car. If someone went on a rampage with it though, and he wasn't inside to E-stop it. Just think of the awesome action movie scene that would unfold as he battles with this 1 mph machine trying to disable it as only he knows how. We can only hope someone has a camera on him if that happens
You still need wheels for forward and reverse movement and then use the legs to make it able to climb
How would you weaponize this platform?
What kind of hardpoints does it have?
Imagine this thing running
Awesome :)
Just popping down the shops
I saw a driver texting and driving. It made me so mad I threw my beer at him.
You did not imply that you were driving also. A for effort ;)
Nice
Can you call it a robot if it's being driven by someone? That's like calling a car a robot.
A car is controlled directly by the driver input, this is not, the "driver" is only telling it where to go
A story similar to Jaimie Mantzel
Jaimie experimented with giant mechanical spider and he successfully sold toy version of his invention to some company and got bunch of money to start new and exciting life in some paradise island and now he intents new tings.
So not quite the same story in the end, but almost; both men seem to be happy and enthusiastic with stuff they do...
AT-TE Great Great Great Great Grand Daddy.
I’d like this guy as my mentor, how can I contact him ?
If you need a beefy modular battery to replace that noisy engine, contact me. I can hook you up with something serious, currently being used by e-formula teams.
With so much software doing nothing, it has to be a contractor job. Of course, it has to use Windows CE.
Boots in 7 seconds? Lol, newb; my C64 boots in 3
How fast can this move ????
I'm fairly certain the one in Wild Wild West was larger. :D
I would love to see it scuttle along at 40mph.
AT-AT
Looks cool , but what does it do apart from move? Sadly, It won’t work on Mars because of the ICE engine!
It's funny that I actually understood a lot of what he was talking about. PID, buses, IMU.... that's the stuff that goes into airplanes, too
It's not slow, it's just sneaky little fella
We do not hear it in the video but that generator on the back must be quite loud.
Damn, I wanted to see him drive it. (I make AI videos)
Thank you for saving me 10mins.
There are hundreds or videos of it walking, just google "Mantis hexapod"
let an AI to drive this instead to see what happens.
Praise the Omnissiah!
Looks like that spider demon in Doom 2
If only someone could make the MTM 8 heavy-duty loader from the game Half-Life 1 that would be sick.
They made Wild Wild West into a real thing
im getting flashbacks of chappie...
Spidertron confirmed FFF #261
If you were to scale up the Australian tiger beetle (C. hudsoni) to the size of Mantis and it could still move at 171 body lengths per second then it would be able to move at 2 585 km/hr (1 606 mi/hr). Talk about disappointing, thanks physics.