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SkewlZone Humanoid Brainpack Foot

SKU: RN.SZ.Foot

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Quick Overview

The SkewlZone™ Foot is a first generation component from RoadNarrows Robotics of the SkewlZone product line - a "Brain & Sensor Pack" for legged robots. The Foot is designed to work with the SkewlZone Linux Single Board Computer (Brain) and the Kord interface board. However, the Foot component can work with any I2C master device for customized applications.
The foot has 6 digitized pressure sensors on the sole of the foot, and two on the toe. The data is read via an I2C connection. They are programmable, the Atmel firmware (C-code) is open-source and available. Atmel programmer is needed if you desire to change the firmware. For example, a center-of mass computation is done on the foot; this can be modified if needed. The cool blue LED's are also set via a threshold; this can be changed through the I2C connection by the host.


The Foot contains eight pressure sensors:
Six pressure sensors on the sole of the Foot are arranged in a 2×3 grid pattern along the perimeter.
Two pressure sensors on the toe, sufficient to accurately determine the planar force vector when the Foot kicks an object.
Associated with each pressure sensor is a bright blue LED that activates at a configureable pressure threshold. A considerable light show can be had by simply having the robot walk.
There are only two electrical interfaces:
4 wire I2C (clock, data, power, ground) for communication and control.
Atmel® programming header (only needed by users that wish to change the default programming of the Foot).
Operational communication is through the I2C bus. The host master command - Foot response message interface is fully documented and comes preloaded on the Foot. In typical use, the SkewlZone Brain-Pack µprocessor reads the 8 pressure sensor (filtered) values periodically and factors the data into the current robot dynamics and behaviors.
Mechanically, the Foot is enclosed in frosty-white plastic with moderate friction plastic rubber on the bottom of the sole and the front of the toe. Various fasteners are also supplied for specific robots.

Mechanically Supported Robots:
Kondo KHR-2HV, KHR-1HV
Kyosho MANOI AT01
Hitec Robonova
KumoTek KT-X
Robotis Bioloid






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SKU RN.SZ.Foot
Shipping Weight in Pounds 0.5000
Manufacturer RoadNarrows
Memory 16KB Program Flash, 1KB RAM, 512B EEPROM
Processor Atmel ATmega16L high-performance, low-power AVR® 8-bit µController.
Size 62mm × 102mm
Package Contents
  • 1 Foot
  • 1 I2C + Power/Ground cable
  • Mechanical fasteners
  • On-line documentation, open-source software, and examples