Some complicated math problems for those absorbed with such matters, or for the rest of us, we can marvel at the video.

>>The controller uses what’s known in mathematics as a Taylor series approximation, which can be used to approximate answers to complex equations, including those governing forces acting on a point. The speed and direction of the hopping can be regulated by altering the way the robot lands. It also uses aerodynamic thrusters and an inertial tail to help control its altitude while in the air.<<

https://newatlas.com/salto-1p-hopping-robot/56677/

Very clever.

:)

Peak Warming Man said:

Very clever.

I’m not going to argue with that.

First robot I’ve ever seen where I haven’t thought: “I could do better”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnWobgRzupI

It was around as early as Dec 2016.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xvIk39rkkiU

mollwollfumble said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Very clever.

I’m not going to argue with that.

First robot I’ve ever seen where I haven’t thought: “I could do better”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnWobgRzupI

It was around as early as Dec 2016.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xvIk39rkkiU

There are a couple of hopping robots on asteroid Ryugu. By the way, they are solar powered so will keep functioning even though they can’t hop any more.

I can’t help wondering. If Salto was on Ryugu, how high could it jump? And how far? On Earth, Salto can jump about as high and as far as a human from a standing start.

mollwollfumble said:

mollwollfumble said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Very clever.

I’m not going to argue with that.

First robot I’ve ever seen where I haven’t thought: “I could do better”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnWobgRzupI

It was around as early as Dec 2016.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xvIk39rkkiU

There are a couple of hopping robots on asteroid Ryugu. By the way, they are solar powered so will keep functioning even though they can’t hop any more.

I can’t help wondering. If Salto was on Ryugu, how high could it jump? And how far? On Earth, Salto can jump about as high and as far as a human from a standing start.

A white man ?, cause they can’t jump

Cymek said:

mollwollfumble said:

There are a couple of hopping robots on asteroid Ryugu. By the way, they are solar powered so will keep functioning even though they can’t hop any more.

I can’t help wondering. If Salto was on Ryugu, how high could it jump? And how far? On Earth, Salto can jump about as high and as far as a human from a standing start.

A white man ?, cause they can’t jump

A young white male or three, according to the video.

I’ve often thought that the flea’s jumping ability is not as extreme as some try to suggest. Jumping height from a standing start doesn’t scale with height – I’ve noticed that jumping height (on Earth) from a standing start scales almost independently of height of animal. eg. Flea, clock beetle, frog, cat, human and horse can jump similar heights despite disparity of organism size.

Perhaps

nice