old non-functional guide

[kennydedavion]

who runs this mess of links that lead nowhere??? spot mini mini unmaintained pages, old non-functional guide.

[moribots]

Unfortunately, I am unable to actively maintain this project due to my work NDA. I’m sure that the challenge of figuring some things out will be rewarding for you :)

[chrisalbertson]

When I find something on Github I look to see when the last modification to the files was made. When it is longer than a year, I figure the project is abandoned. Nonetheless, there might be ideas and code snippets I can use. Such is the case here. In general, Micro Spot is like that. You have to look at many implementations of the hardware and software and borrow the best you can find and run from there. You put your own work on Github and eventually someone finds it and moves the ball a little farther along. I ended up redrawing all the CAD files with some design ideas borrowed from different places, and the same with the software. So my thanks to the creator of this (abandoned) site and many others who did the same.

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-- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California

[MrRobotoW]

Maurice, looks like your passion for spot was well worth the time and effort for yourself and the public with this development. Best wishes to your continued developments at BD, contributing to state of the art Robotics. Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work.

[domcross]

who runs this mess of links that lead nowhere??? spot mini mini unmaintained pages, old non-functional guide.

Although I did not finish my OpenQuadruped completely I can confirm that instructions found in https://github.com/OpenQuadruped/spot_mini_mini/tree/spot/spot_real work including code for Teensy microcontroller and calibration instructions.

Dead links may be caused by merging code from the two original repositories (by adham-elarabawy and moribots) into this one.

[moribots]

Thanks for the supportive comments :)

This project was a lot of fun for me in addition to being educational. I hope that you’ve received similar value from it.

I’ll make sure there’s a note in the main README indicating the unmaintained status of the project.

[kennydedavion]

it is possible to write that this spot is teensy something fucked up and not that repo is allowed for everyone. if it is not written there and the spot does not run on rpi, like the others, what is the correct repo. give this guide to all your friends, or the most beautiful woman, and you will see what is wrong and what is missing. for example, I consider the instructions for a successful launch to be those where everything is really stated, EVERYTHING! not just what I consider sufficient. instructions on how to proceed to launch, including all absence steps. and if the repo is no longer maintained, I recommend deleting it immediately, especially if the issue is open and the author doesn't care about it!

[MrRobotoW]

@kennydedavion - Clearly more than this repo is troubling you and I hope you find peace soon. I realize I'm turning your blowtorch on me, however speaking up to abuses was one of my new year's resolutions.

If you genuinely desire functionality from this repo @domcross - chimed in on the specifics. In reference for myself, I found the details of the Bezier gait proofs interesting and useful without attempting to build out the bot.

[chrisalbertson]

The CORRECT thing to do is to FORK this repository and then fix it yourself. Then after testing, post a pointer to the forked repository. But then notice what you have done. You now have a "job for life" because you don't want people 20 years from now to complain of broken links.

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On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 4:44 AM kennydedavion ***@***.***> wrote: it is possible to write that this spot is teensy something fucked up and not that repo is allowed for everyone. if it is not written there and the spot does not run on rpi, like the others, what is the correct repo. give this guide to all your friends, or the most beautiful woman, and you will see what is wrong and what is missing. for example, I consider the instructions for a successful launch to be those where everything is really stated, EVERYTHING! not just what I consider sufficient. instructions on how to proceed to launch, including all absence steps. and if the repo is no longer maintained, I recommend deleting it immediately, especially if the issue is open and the author doesn't care about it! — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#30 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABQKNRWAJQWG543SSBYKLFLWB23SPANCNFSM6AAAAAAQ5V43LI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

-- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California

[chrisalbertson]

Yes. My Spot Micro is usig spline curves only because I understand them and now I think I want to try bezier curves. So I too am reading this repository or rather my forked copy of this repository. This is how the project advices, grab the best ideas for the dozen or so active Sptot Micro projects out there. About the hardware. My opinion is the Pi4 is the way to go. You need the PCA9685 and also an I2C gyro/acceloometer and also pressure sensors on the feet. And I think the shoulder design of this "Spot is ugly, too wide and not strong enough and that mine is better. But to get there I looked at this one and said. "I can improve it" https://github.com/chrisalbertson/SpotMicroModular/tree/main/Hardware

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On Thu, Oct 6, 2022 at 7:57 AM MrRobotoW ***@***.***> wrote: @kennydedavion <https://github.com/kennydedavion> - Clearly more than this repo is troubling you and I hope you find peace soon. I realize I'm turning your blowtorch on me, however speaking up to abuses was one of my new year's resolutions. If you genuinely desire functionality from this repo @domcross <https://github.com/domcross> - chimed in on the specifics. In reference for myself, I found the details of the Bezier gait proofs interesting and useful without attempting to build out the bot. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#30 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ABQKNRSPTV6EPBIO7ZJ5FSTWB3SFVANCNFSM6AAAAAAQ5V43LI> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

-- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California

[MrRobotoW]

@chrisalbertson - Thanks for sharing your link and insight.