I’m not trying to be contrary either - I really haven’t had any exposure to this sort of thing in a long time. I’m not talking about software. Do undergrad-level classes really have access to hardware capable of bipedal motion now? I briefly looked up bipedal robots just now and I didn’t find anything capable of walking other than the products of serious robotics companies (which I was already aware of).
Yeah, they do! The prevalence of 3D printing and cheap chinese harmonic drives has lead to a ton of open-source robotics platforms. A lot of the bipedal work we do is focused on how to construct a useful model for simulation so you don’t have to watch the $20,000 humanoid robot trip down the stairs, but quite a few students have built very robust custom hardware using the uni’s tools.
I’m not trying to be contrary either - I really haven’t had any exposure to this sort of thing in a long time. I’m not talking about software. Do undergrad-level classes really have access to hardware capable of bipedal motion now? I briefly looked up bipedal robots just now and I didn’t find anything capable of walking other than the products of serious robotics companies (which I was already aware of).
Yeah, they do! The prevalence of 3D printing and cheap chinese harmonic drives has lead to a ton of open-source robotics platforms. A lot of the bipedal work we do is focused on how to construct a useful model for simulation so you don’t have to watch the $20,000 humanoid robot trip down the stairs, but quite a few students have built very robust custom hardware using the uni’s tools.
Do you have a link to videos of this? I’m asking sincerely.