How to change gripper position on footbot?

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sherryyu
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How to change gripper position on footbot?

Postby sherryyu » Wed Jul 01, 2015 9:57 am

Hi,

I'm trying to place the gripper on the side of the footbot instead of the default position which is at the front of the footbot.
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Is it possible to do in argos?

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Re: How to change gripper position on footbot?

Postby pincy » Wed Jul 01, 2015 5:47 pm

Hi,

You need to use the footbot turret actuator. Have a look at argos3 -q footbot_turret and https://github.com/ilpincy/argos3/blob/ ... actuator.h.

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Carlo
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sherryyu
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Re: How to change gripper position on footbot?

Postby sherryyu » Tue Jul 07, 2015 3:40 pm

Hi, Carlo,

Thank you, got that! :)

Also just wondering if there is a easy fix that allows the gripper to lift another robot up...

Maybe change the height of the turret of something?

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Re: How to change gripper position on footbot?

Postby pincy » Wed Jul 08, 2015 3:56 am

For lifting you'd need to use a 3D dynamics engine and a dedicated model. Two issues here:
  1. The real foot-bot does not have a gripper capable of lifting another robot;
  2. The 3D dynamics engine is currently under development. I've been working on it on and off for a while, but ARGoS is my hobby project, so time is limited :-)
For the time being, I'm afraid you won't be able to run experiments in which a robot lifts another :(
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