Text | Bu Yan
When it comes to robots, we might think of wauli who are already rough and rusting but love them, or if they seem to be selling only big whites with skill points, or the tough guys in Terminator and Western World. It's difficult to distinguish between true and false... These images have created a science fiction world full of futuristic and cool feelings. But the reality is often the old saying: The ideal is full, the reality is very edgy.
Looking at the current market of robotic products, either high cost can only be demonstrated in the laboratory, ordinary people can not contact, or is simply dressed in a "robot" concept of the toy, can not expect it to achieve any special skills. For technology enthusiasts and developers, the extremely high threshold in the robotics field makes them far out of reach.
The HEXA all-terrain programmable robot that we are introducing today claims to offer a robot development platform for users who want to enter the robot field at a consumer-level price. So how about HEXA? Let's take a look.
Design
First of all, look at the appearance of HEXA, completely different from the common wheeled and crawler robots on the market. HEXA uses a six-legged body and looks like a small crab at first sight (don't think about steaming first).
Each foot has three servos, which can flexibly perform vertical and horizontal movements. This structure guarantees HEXA's superior maneuverability. No matter whether it is going up the steps or taking some rough roads, it can deal with it easily.
Connecting the six foot-like feet is the head of the HEXA body, the head of the body to achieve 360 ​​degrees of infinite rotation, do not have to worry about it will be "twisted to the neck" or "stiff."
The top of the fuselage head is an LED display to show the different network connection status of HEXA.
HEXA has a weight of 1.75kg, stands 40cm in diameter, and has a height of 15cm. It can be easily loaded into a backpack when it is not in operation. For primary robot enthusiasts, the compact and compact body also virtually reduces the threshold for people to experience robots.
Hardware Configuration
Looking at the positive side of HEXA, we can see HEXA's "face and face". The composition of the face is the key to HEXA's ability to flexibly perceive the world around it.
Vincross has equipped HEXA with a number of visual and spatial sensors, including night vision cameras, laser range sensors, infrared emitters, and accelerometers built into the fuselage.
If you feel that your own sensor can not meet your needs, open the white shell of HEXA, we can also see USB, audio input and output, GPIO, I? C and many other secondary development interfaces, allowing you to freely play the robot Imagine space, where not enough to pick up.
The bottom not only has HEXA's power switch and wired charging interface, but also has a wireless charging module. The wired charging can be fully charged for 1.5 hours, and the wireless charging can be fully charged for 2 hours. In terms of battery life, HEXA's standard battery life can reach 4 hours, and it can fully satisfy conventional outdoor life.
Operating experience
Appearance and hardware aspects are almost the same, and then go to the actual operation. Nowadays, as a universal control terminal, Vincross has also developed a unified robot operation application, the HEXA App. After connecting according to the prompts and equipment, it enters the formal operation interface.
For HEXA control, Vincross chose to implement a variety of application software packages, similar to the various APP in the mobile phone, so the HEXA App's home page interface is also similar to a small mobile phone interface, Vincross unified the robot application program Is Skill. In the initializing interface, in addition to the settings and management, the official website preloads two skills, namely Explore and Dance.
Explore is the most common procedure for operating HEXA. In this program, you can perform full-scale control of HEXA. The HEXA camera displays the screen in real time.
The virtual joystick and function buttons on the interface can control the HEXA's walking direction, walking gait, head movement, camera mode, and sport mode.
Features such as drilling holes, climbing stairs, greetings, etc. can all be implemented in this program.
(normal gait)
(hole exploration gait)
(Climbing stairs)
The Dance program is more entertaining. It is a program for HEXA to dance. The official comes with 17 leg movements and 5 head movements. Random combination allows HEXA to perform various interesting dances.
In addition, similar to the iPhone's App Store, Vincross also added Skill Store to the HEXA App, where users can download more Skills to achieve multiple functions. For example, this skill called Bullfight, developed by an overseas user, uses the image recognition technology of the HEXA camera to make it fly like a bull while discovering red in the field of vision.
Development function
As a development platform for robots exploring and learning for technology enthusiasts and developers, HEXA's greatest feature is its development capabilities, including the aforementioned all-terrain walking, built-in sensors, and rich secondary development interfaces. The various Skills used to operate HEXA are designed to better create HEXA and become a great robot development platform.
HEXA is equipped with the MIND OS system developed by Vincross. It is optimized based on the Linux kernel and ensures the stable and efficient operation of the robot. At the same time, Vincross also provides a complete MIND SDK and development documentation. It uses Go language programming and is easy to integrate with various third-party libraries such as ROS and OpenCV.
If you want your own HEXA to have unique skills, a few lines of code can easily write a robot application and let your HEXA do different colors of fireworks.
If you can't program it, it doesn't matter. HEXA's development tools also include a 3D visual simulator that moves the mouse and lets you design new actions for HEXA without writing code.
Behind HEXA and MIND, Vincross actually constructs a complete robotic ecology. The Skill Store in the robot app store that we just mentioned can be used not only for downskill, but you can also upload and share your skills on the above to let more technology enthusiasts and developers use the tools you have developed. Robot application.
to sum up
Whether it is the development of the industry or the policy orientation, robots will undoubtedly become the hottest industry in 2017. As a next-generation computing platform, the robot industry wants to truly develop, far beyond what a single person or a company can accomplish. It must gather technology enthusiasts and developers to truly advance the revolution of the robot industry. The emergence of HEXA this product provides an opportunity for people who want to enter the field of robotics.
Similar to iOS and Android in mobile phones. Vincross builds a complete ecosystem of hardware, software, web services, and community robotics based on HEXA, which reduces the threshold for robotic exploration and allows people to easily access the robotics domain without having to understand the robot's underlying hardware and complex mechanical structures. Learning and development.
In terms of prices, the market price of HEXA 6999 yuan has truly achieved "consumer level", giving this highly capable robotic product an unbeatable price advantage. It is worth mentioning that at present, HEXA is in the Jingdong crowdfunding, the crowdfunding price starts at 3499 yuan, half-price concessions will continue until October 19.
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