TOMSK, Dec
25 – RIA Tomsk. Scientists of Yurga institute of technology of Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) created the meccano set for assembly of robots,
which is possible to use for assembling a speaking deer, a dog, a welding robot
and the a sumo fighter, the press service of the higher education institution
reported on Friday.
According
to the press service, the meccano set on assembly of robots is named Zizibot.
The decision to create the meccano set appeared after studying of the popular
robot meccano set of LegoMindstorm, which functionality seemed to them to be
limited, as it had only three possible position of a robot.
"We
decided to make own meccano set. Plexiglas and plywood is a basis, and s
"stuffing" is the open platform Arduino. Despite such simple details,
we taught the platform to operate 12 degrees of freedom of robots" at the
same time, - the press service quotes one of the developers Mikhail Momot.
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It is added
that the scientists developed some original models, which can be assembled from
the meccano set; they are a robot deer, a robodog, a welding robot and a sumo fighter.
Each of samples possesses unique opportunities; in particular, the robot deer
is able to bypass obstacles independently, to orientate in space and to talk.
It is noted
that now the developers look for a way to teach to listen and answer questions.
In addition, the developers emphasize that the robot is simple in assembly and does
not demand knowledge of robotics.
As Momot
specified, the cost of the set will make about 3 thousand rubles, that is
cheaper than foreign analogs by six-seven times, however, so far developers
don't plan industrial production of the set. Everyone will be able to buy the
set or an assembled robot by agreement with the producers.