What happened to Robonaut?

[no_way]

"Got anything you could build R2D2 with? I think it would be great to have a remote-controlled Artoo that would have all the arms and other goodies in one robot."<br /><br />Er .. yes. <br />http://www.robots-dreams.com/2006/12/putting_robots_.html#more<br />I highly recommend subscibing to a couple of robotics news channels to get an idea of what people on _hobbyist_ level can do these days, and what real cash-backed research labs are able to accomplish.<br /><br />For instance, im getting myself a Bioloid kit for about $1000 bucks early next year. This will get me a full mid-sized humanoid robot, with full motion/force feedback capabilities. Add 6-axis IMU for $300 bucks and a linux-based single-board computer for about $100, two webcams for stereo vision and countless nights for programming, and i should be able to do almost half of the tricks that you see on these ASIMO videos.

 

[willpittenger]

Be careful with the scene in ROS where Artoo catchs the Comlink.<br /><br />I also forgot about the rockets in AOC and ROS. I suggest allowing those to deploy, but the closest your R2D2 would get to flying would be some cute flames. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Will Pittenger<hr style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em" />Add this user box to your Wikipedia User Page to show your support for the SDC forums: <div style="margin-left:1em">{{User:Will Pittenger/User Boxes/Space.com Account}}</div> </div>

 

[arkady]

Funny you should bring up robonaut. Recently wondered about him aswell, along with that floating sphere thingy that was to be used inside ISS, a bit like the Star Trek Tricorder. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />Think it was on a Discovery Channel ISS special a few years back. Like you, I never heard of the Hubble plans. I remember being a bit skeptical as to how serious these ideas were, and rightly so it seems. It all sounded very exciting though. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "<font color="#0000ff"><em>The choice is the Universe, or nothing</em> ... </font>" - H.G Wells </div>

 

[mrmorris]

<font color="yellow">"Funny you should bring up robonaut. Recently wondered about him aswell, along with that floating sphere thingy that was to be used inside ISS..."</font><br /><br />I see where you're going with this! Combine four Robonauts and a SPHERES to get zero-G telerobotic volleyball. Cool. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />

 

[arkady]

Haha .. being quite an accomplished volleyballer myself, I'd have to say that a zero gee environment pretty much kills the game, atleast without significant changes to the rules. Point 38 gee on the other hand ..<br /><br />I'd probably recommend ping pong for starters. <img src="/images/icons/tongue.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> "<font color="#0000ff"><em>The choice is the Universe, or nothing</em> ... </font>" - H.G Wells </div>