Examples of others' work with the project (this is not the robot dog we constructed, but it is similar):
SpotMicro "BOLT" first run - Raspberry Pi 3D printed robot runs on ROS
Components:
Raspberry Pi 4
12x HV5523MG servos on 16-channel PWM board
Yet to be tested - LCD, ultrasonic, camera, accelerometer
Remix of the original SpotMicro with several changes. A quadruped platform for reinforcement learning tasks.
Data-efficient novel reinforcement learning method that seeks to deliver a robust and universally controllable gait without contact or environment sensing.
Built with a Pybullet environment (a physics engine) using the open-source Spot Micro CAD models (and later the remixed model--OpenQuadruped).
Demonstrates the motion capabilities of the robot.
SpotMicro with Nvidia Jetson Nano.
Spot Micro based on an Arduino Mega and the MPU-6050 gyroscope.
Adaptation of the position depending on the roll and pitch.
Spot Micro Quadruped project running custom C++ and Python code on a ROS Kinetic framework. Robot currently capable of sit, stand, body angle commands, and walking.
Raspberry Pi 3B with 12 x pdi-hv5523mg servos, PCA9685 PWM control board, 2s 4000 mAh lipo, thingverse 3D printed spot micro frame.
One version of SpotMicro, showing its twisting and walking capabilities
Controlling the SpotMicro body with an Xbox One controller