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Work Completed No, Winston is not currently walking. I couldn't think of a title. Anyway, a lot of progress has been made since the end of the last semester, where only a single leg was functional in vertical movement based on input from a potentiometer. Now, two legs...

WINSTON W.I.N.S.T.O.N is an inverse kinematics-based robotic companion, which combines artificial intelligence with dynamic locomotion to assist in tasks that the user may be unable to complete. W.I.N.S.T.O.N makes use of various sensors to traverse diverse terrains...

Work I Completed This week I have been developing further a new iteration of design for Winston, one which eliminates the issue of friction and accounts for the issue of tension. For friction, I eliminate the problem almost entirely by placing a bike bearing at the...

Work I Completed Over the last week I have been going through even more iterations of Winston's physical design. I have successfully translated a desired height into movement of the limbs. I did this with a 10k potentiometer, which was mapped from 220 to 300, a range...

Work I Completed During this past week I have been working through understanding more of the ADAfruit PWM servo library. I have been attempting to learn how to use multiple servo motors simultaneously so I can apply it with respect to my project soon. I have learnt...

Work I Completed This week, I have made more decisions toward Winston's requirements and design and have finally made progress to creating him. After I decided on the motors which I wanted to use last week, that being 4 HS-311s and 8 SG90s, there was some discussion...