Biped description..

What makes this robot so amazing and so different from other robots?  Well, in my opinion, this robot is capable of doing something that no other robot does or has done so far. I want to make it clear that I have never seen or heard of any robot that does what my robot does, I have seen a couple of robots that do balance while standing up and walking, but not stand up on it's own from a fallen position.

The robot is held by a cable attach to the top of what would be the shoulders in a human, the cable is tied to the ceiling. The robot learns after many tries how to go from a falling backward or forward position to a standing position. The video will show how it can do this.  If you notice the robot falls after a few seconds of standing, this is because the limitations of Qbasic, It didn't allow me to create a large enough array, but I already fix that problem.

Walking will be the next stage.

The robot is made of aluminum, the body is composed of the following.

Torso, legs and feet

Foot length = 41/2'; Foot Width = 1"; Robot height = 3' 5"t;

The torso moves forward and backward

The legs move up and down

The knees bend

The feet articulate up and down

Electrical and mechanical parts:

Pneumatic valves and pistons

Pressure sensors

Controller:

Custom built ISA card for the PC.

Software:

Qbasic

Over 700 lines of code.