End Effector Design

Preparing for Xbee practical test for distributed embedded systems

Arduino Fio(x4), Arduino Mega(x1), Arduino Ethernet shield(x1), Xbee modules(x5), Xbee shileld(x1), Xbee Explorer(x1)

Climbing gait 3D motion design, ongoing

Not ready yet ...

Taking action is important

To do something, however small, to make others happier and better, is the highest ambition, the most elevating hope, which can inspire a human being.
- Sir John Lubbock

Thesis progress

The numbers on the right side are numbers of pages while the numbers in the bottom are the dates.

The benefits of taking action

Thinking will not overcome fear but action will.
- W Clement Stone

3D visualization of the climbing gait

early design

Ethics & Robotics

The Three Laws of Robotics (often shortened to The Three Laws or Three Laws) are a set of rules devised by the science fiction author Isaac Asimov and later expanded upon. The rules are introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround", although they were foreshadowed in a few earlier stories. The Three Laws are:

1. A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2. A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3. A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Source : Wiki

Thread programming is a key element

Thread programming in writing high speed stream of data is a key point in navigation systems. Effective DAQ system is critical in such systems and the idea of synchronization between different threads and the communication channels between different threads are also very important. More about this later ...