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The Killough Platform Explained

Posted on August 30, 2008 by in Holonomic Drive | No Comments

Over at TechnicBricks there is a fascinating post that does a great job of visually explaining the Killough Platform to the uninitiated. As you know I am a big fan of holonomic drive robots and if you are new to the concept, they do a great job of explaining the theory without over complicating the discussion.

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A Beautiful Implementation Of The Holonomic Drive

Posted on June 3, 2007 by in Holonomic Drive, Lego | 3 Comments

As you can probably tell, I like the holonomic drive as a platform for robotics. Be sure and take a second to check out this version of the platform with a very simple but effective wheel design:

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Lego Mindstorms NXT Holonomic Drive – Killough Platform – Rev 2

Posted on December 24, 2006 by in Holonomic Drive, Lego, Walkers | 8 Comments

I updated my Lego NXT holonomic platform a bit. The main changes revolved around the orientation of the motors so I could get true 360 degree movement.

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Lego Mindstorms NXT Holonomic Drive – Killough Platform – Rev 1

Posted on December 14, 2006 by in Holonomic Drive, Lego, Rollers, Walkers | 7 Comments

I have been working on a few different designs for a holonomic drive robot. A true platform like the other killough platforms made from Lego would probably contain wheels that rotate differently, but I wanted to publish this design because it is interesting. I tried two different versions that you can see in the movie below. One version uses [...]

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