#416 – An Interview with James Bruton

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1. Tony the DIYer says

   November 19, 2018 at 1:37 pm

   Good show guys!
   Boston Dynamics was a major motor and controls builder in the ’80s so it follows that they are now into the robotics business. however, if you browse their videos, you quickly realize that the reason for the robbotics is for military purposes. I have a very old Boston Dynamics DC motor on my hobby shelf.

   But, also, you have to realize that robotics such as the open dog are a next generation CNC project, where you write the lower level software for general movement and balance as such, and then the overlying software will utilize just simpler commands to move forward or a specific compass heading as a direction and avoid obstacles and perhaps even more complex moves such as recognizing and opening doors. The modern use of GPS also plays into this. This is where the software gets complex as compared to a CNC machine.

   I watch James’ videos and, like he said, I am interested in the development of robots and open dog specifically. I am not interested in the cosplay side of his videos. I do believe that a collaboration with Tom Stanton would be beneficial to both channels, as with Ivan’s channel collaboration. I like Ivan’s channel, but he seems not to use much engineering, but just intuition and art to make his builds (which are really cool). In contrast to Tom Stanton, who is mostly of mechanical interests, but he does use motors from time to time.

   • Tony the DIYer says

     November 19, 2018 at 1:42 pm

     I made a typo, I meant in the ’90s… oops.