| About the SQ3 Walking Robot The SQ3 is a 3DoF per leg quadruped robot with a symmetric body design. The robot's symmetry makes this a very unique quadruped walker. The three DOF (degree of freedom) leg design provides the flexibility required to walk in any direction! The robot uses four HS-645MG servos along with four HS-422 servos. The combo kit includes everything you need to make a functional robot except batteries, charger and PS2 controller. This research level robot is perfect for college robotics labs and individuals looking to get started with creating code for quadruped robots. The Mechanics The legs are made from ultra-tough, high-quality aluminum Servo Erector Set brackets and the body is made out of Lexan. The robot is 6" high when standing (foot to top bracket without electronics) and 9.5" wide (foot to foot). Controlling the Robot The combo kit comes with the SSC-32 servo controller and the BotBoarduino microcontroller. There is no separate wiring for a PS2 controller since the RC01-v2 PS2 system (sold separately) includes all necessary wiring in order to control the robot using a PS2 controller. By offloading the servo pulse generation and sequence movement timing to the SSC-32, the main board has plenty of power to do some really cool things. The basic PS2 code allows you to control the robot using a wireless (or wired) PS2 remote control (sold separately). We strongly recommend the (RC-01 v2) wireless PS2 controller to get the robot up and running quickly. With the proper configuration, the popular hexapod Phoenix code (written by Jeroen Janssen (Xan on the forum). Thanks, Jeroen!) has been adapted to the quadruped to help you get started. Powering Options The robot needs one (1x) 4.8V to 6V battery (6V is preferable) and one (1x) 9V battery. If you prefer only having one power supply, you can purchase a voltage regulator. The following batteries and chargers are suggested (purchased separately). Chargers > NiCad & Ni-MH Universal Smart Charger (USC-02) Batteries > 6.0 Volt Ni-MH 2800mAh Battery Pack (BAT-05) Important! To keep costs down we are not providing printed Assembly Guides. They are provided online, so you will need to print them when you order the kits. By providing the Assembly Guides online we can provide more detailed and up to date information than the old hardcopy method allowed. |
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