[Product introduction] Diablo : Open source leg-wheel robot with direct drive motor control

On the Unipos website, an open source leg wheel type robot with direct drive motor control "Diablopage has been added.

Diablo is an omnidirectional mobile robot controlled by 6 motors (M15 series) manufactured by Direct Drive Tech.It has excellent flexibility and stability, allowing it to move while maintaining its own balance with legs equipped with two wheels even in uneven environments such as steps.

Diablo Robot

 

In addition to supporting programming with Python, Raspberry Pi, ROS, and C++, it is an open development platform that also provides an SDK, allowing users to install their own hardware such as LiDAR, GPS, and anti-collision modules. .

About Direct Drive Tech

A Chinese company that provides direct drive actuators for a wide range of fields, such as wheels used in robot vacuum cleaners and AGV/AMR, resistance motors and damping motors for gym training equipment.

The Diablo developed by the company has a Head Tilting Motor and a Leg Crouching Motor. M15 series direct drive motor as Wheel Hub Motor M15 series in-wheel motor is adopted.

Diablo features and main specifications

Features

  • Flexibility: self-balancing and controllable tilt angle up to 37 degrees
  • Rough Road Adaptation: 60% of impact force is absorbed by direct drive leg impedance control
  • Jump : Maximum 17N.m peak joint torque for powerful burst power
  • Stability: 0.01bit high-precision joint encoder with accuracy within 16 degree
  • Motion construction: support secondary development with multi-control interface

Main Specifications

  • Net weight : 22.9kg
  • Noise during operation : <49dB
  • Maximum travel speed : 2m/s
  • Length, width, and height in standing mode : 540 × 371 × 491mm
  • Length, width, and height in creeping mode : 540 × 371 × 270mm
  • Maximum load in standing mode : 4kg
  • Maximum load in creeping mode : 80kg
  • Jumping height : The jumping height is about 8cm with no load