<div dir="ltr">James,<div><br></div><div>I have always wanted to build a Rocker-Bogie chassis Robot. I've got some rough terrain to use for my own version of RoboColumbus that I thought would be a perfect candidate for a Rocker-Bogie chassis. However JPL's Open Source Rover Website hates me!<div><br></div><div> JPL Open Source Rover Website</div><div> <a href="https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov/">https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Trying to go there with my completely up-to-date Chrome browser gets me to:</div><div><br></div><div> <a href="https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov/unsupported.html">https://opensourcerover.jpl.nasa.gov/unsupported.html</a></div><div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> This website is optimized for certain browsers and devices. </div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"> Please upgrade your browser.</div><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">Maybe rather than $2500 for JPL's Rover build I can get my kicks out of this PVC Rocker-Bogie build?</div><div><br></div><div> How to Make a Mars Rover / Rocker bogie Robot</div><div> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zx7tGtwF5g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zx7tGtwF5g</a></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">I noticed David Anderson mentioned they ruled out Rocker-Bogie chassis when planning jBot for lack of speed. While it is pretty much true it must come to complete stop when climbing over a large obstacle, what is the alternative? </div><div class="gmail_extra">Avoidance? Maybe the Boston Dynamics Sand Flea solution? jajaja.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"> Sand Flea Jumping Robot<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4ZZQkcNEo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b4ZZQkcNEo</a><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_extra" style="font-size:small;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">jBot seems to pretty robustly climb over obstacles although has a little bit of climbing pause when climbing stairs -- especially the initial step and whenever the front wheels are not already airborne...</div>Very nice videos on your jBot page David! Thanks for sharing.<br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">--</div><div class="gmail_extra">Eric</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 1:35 PM, James LeRoy via DPRGlist <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dprglist@lists.dprg.org" target="_blank">dprglist@lists.dprg.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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Even if you don't actually build one. Studying how they designed it
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<div><a href="https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/274705-nasas-open-source-rover-is-a-miniature-curiosity-you-can-build-yourself" target="_blank">https://www.extremetech.com/<wbr>extreme/274705-nasas-open-<wbr>source-rover-is-a-miniature-<wbr>curiosity-you-can-build-<wbr>yourself</a><br>
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