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CARA – High precision robot dog using rope

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Re: CARA – High precision robot dog using rope

#11
It's amazing what he's done in terms of the robotics, and the presentation of it to the viewer. I'm amazed at the quality of cinematography on the internet these days.

The implications of the tools we now make available for use in our own personal workshops are still being discovered, and will be for some time.

Re: CARA – High precision robot dog using rope

#12

Why spend so much effort to achieve an "exact" gear ratio? Having more zeros does not equal to being more "precise". Also, I wonder how resistant this mechanism is to wear and fatigue.

That was confusing part of this video . May be there are some limitation on the tools he uses to tune

Re: CARA – High precision robot dog using rope

#15
post #4

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I don't think it is fair to downvote this comment. It is a genuine concern and should be addressed. Amusingly, given that the thought has entered mass consciousness by means of question on 'whether all this is a simulation', matrix ( the animated series ) explored this question a little and it is interesting in how the timeline aligns with what the movie presented.

> It is a genuine concern and should be addressed.

No disagreement, but does the comment meaningfully contribute to the discussion about this particular project?

Re: CARA – High precision robot dog using rope

#16

There is a weird mixture of hope and dread in me as I watch this. I am ridiculously excited over a person like me being able to mess around with something that, until recently, was gated behind, well, a lot of hard problems to overcome ( I am only now slowly getting through old Peter Scott's robotics to get some perspective ). By comparison, it should be so much easier to explore aspects of robotics that may go beyon…

Why dread?

Re: CARA – High precision robot dog using rope

#19
post #8

Amazing presentation! - somebody hire this kid asap https://www.aaedmusa.com/

I'm going to tell my 12 year old that when he leaves education he wants something like this on his personal web site:

"CARA (Capstans Are Really Awesome) is my latest quadrupedal robot, following ZEUS, ARES, and TOPS. Built over the course of a year, CARA is easily my most dynamic and well-designed quadruped yet."

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