AndImDoug

GLORIOUS NIPPON STEEL!

So I'm like. Here now. Lunch was great, thanks for asking.

For those of you that aren't sure who I am, or more importantly who IHMC Robotics are... We are a robotics lab from Pensacola, FL. Our research focus is on dynamically balancing robots. For the last little while most of our work has been on legged robots, but we do actually have a lot of experience with developing balancing schemes for wheeled-base robots that are robust to disturbances (e.g. getting rocked in the face by another robot): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykJujckT8jU (super old video)

Proof that it's me: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3hm1x3/we_challenged_japan_to_the_worlds_first_giant/cu8j36k

In terms of the overall system design, giving the robot a balance control system is going to be by far the biggest challenge.

Yeah, so y'all better give them money so we can make sure that's not an issue. Just saying. Hit that Kickstarter.

#3 The Intimidator.

RIP in peace.

Hey all! I am, in fact, Doug. I'm finishing up lunch with my grandmother right now but I'll be around shortly to discuss what it's like to be Doug. Also to answer questions about robots and what the heck IHMC will be doing for TEAM USA!

Also I'll post proof. If that's the sort of thing you need.

EDIT:

In the car on the way back from lunch. Be on soon!

Some sorta proof…

Proof 1: https://twitter.com/DougStephenJr/status/634075309122256896

Proof 2: https://twitter.com/IHMCRobotics/status/634075838497992704