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===Biology, Electronics, | ===Biology, Electronics, | ||
- | A design philosophy for robotics, where analogue electronics and reactive sensor control is preferred over digital electronics | + | See also [[Robot Building]], [[Robot Design]] and [[Category Robotics]]. |
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+ | A design philosophy for robotics, where analogue electronics and reactive sensor control is preferred over digital electronics, microcontrollers or the use of planning AI. BEAM is the invention of robotics physicist [[http:// | ||
===Freeforming, | ===Freeforming, | ||
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===BEAM Nervous Networks=== | ===BEAM Nervous Networks=== | ||
- | The control mechanism of a BEAM robot is a set of analogue circuits which are broadly biologically inspired, and can be connected together to provide fixed control signals (for tasks such as moving a multi-legged walker) or have sensors integrated into them to provide a link to the outside world. | + | The control mechanism of a BEAM robot is a set of analogue circuits which are broadly biologically inspired, and can be connected together to provide fixed control signals (for tasks such as moving a multi-legged walker) or have sensors integrated into them to provide a link to the outside world. There is a distinctive language developed for the construction of these circuits, which I'll attempt to explain a bit of below. |
==Nv Neuron== | ==Nv Neuron== | ||
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- | An Nv neuron in the breadboard with a large capacitor, to make the pulse easier for a human to see. | + | An Nv neuron in the breadboard with a large capacitor, to make the pulse easier for a human to see. The inverter is provided by the 7404 hex inverter, which contains 6 logical NOT gates that we subvert for non-digital means. |
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+ | Schematic of the 7404 | ||
==Nv Neuron Array/ | ==Nv Neuron Array/ | ||
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===Links=== | ===Links=== | ||
+ | * Mark Tilden' | ||
+ | * Some more example robots: [[http:// | ||
+ | * For more detail, go to the BEAM wiki: [[http:// | ||
+ | * Solarbotics is the BEAM community server: [[http:// | ||
+ | * The BEAM web ring: [[http:// | ||