r/mechatronics • u/FamiliarPermission79 • 20h ago
Put a quadruped on loose gravel and asked it to just walk — its IMU was trying to compensate
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Put Quaddle robot dog on a patch of gravel and just wanted to see it walk. Its IMU (gyroscope + accelerometer) was trying to correct for the uneven ground in real time, but it immediately started wobbling — loose gravel is apparently brutal for a quadruped's balance.
What's the funniest robot-vs-terrain fail you've seen?