Molecubes Extended : Diversifying Capabilities of Open-Source Modular Robotics
Molecubes Extended : Diversifying Capabilities of Open-Source Modular Robotics
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2008
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V. Zykov;P. Williams;N. Lassabe;Hod Lipson
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V. Zykov;P. Williams;N. Lassabe;Hod Lipson
本文介绍了一个开放的硬件和软件平台的模块化机器人（分子）。该项目的目标是分享模块化机器人系统的设计和建造实践，重点是以合理的成本由标准组件组成的可扩展的开放式体系结构系统。我们提出了几种不同类型的主动模块，包括控制器，驱动关节，抓手，车轮，摄像头，和一些被动模块。然后，我们演示了使用进化搜索快速设计不同类型的机器人。Molecubes的设计和界面软件通过专门的用户组网站http://www.molecubes.org免费分发。
This paper presents an open hardware and software platform for modular robotics (Molecubes). The goal of this project is to share the practice of design and construction of modular robotic systems with an emphasis on an expandable, open-architecture system made of standard components at reasonable costs. We present several different types of active modules including a controller, actuated joint, gripper, wheel, camera, and a number of passive modules.We then demonstrate the use of evolutionary search to rapidly-design different types of robots. The designs of Molecubes and the interface software are freely distributed through a dedicated user-group website at http://www.molecubes.org.