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balancer
Posted by Ken Leung at 02/24/2001 5:56 PM EST


Student on team #192, Gunn Robotics Team, from Henry M. Gunn Senior High School.


In Reply to: Re: definition of "balancing robot"
Posted by Chris Orimoto on 02/24/2001 2:11 PM EST:



Well, it just so happens that our robot is DESIGNED to balance when we push our two arms on ground outside the bridge.

So, should we consider ourselves as "balancer"? Well, I can't think of any other name you can call us. All we do is quickly grab the two goal and balance with an almost 100% successful rate because of a "mechanical advantage".

There are many robots out there that can balance with a slow and strong drive train... so I guess they are designed to balance the bridge. But should people really call a drive train a balancer?

Then again, there are people using sensors on their robot to help balance: using the gyro or a little weight with a sensor to tell the angle it's tilting. But they still use their drive train to balance... Where do we draw the line?

I still think that the names such as ¡§balancer¡¨ or ¡§big-baller¡¨ are still a good way to describe your robot. After all, the most important description you should give out is the main function that your robot can do well all the time. Not what it COULD do.



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