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Raspberry Pi 3 Cookbook for Python Programmers - Third Edition
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Raspberry Pi 3 Cookbook for Python Programmers - Third Edition

by Steven Lawrence Fernandes, Tim Cox
April 2018
Beginner content levelBeginner
552 pages
13h 58m
English
Packt Publishing
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Learning to walk

The Pi-Bug robot uses a common design that allows three servos to be used to create a small, six-legged robot. The servos at the two ends provide forward and backward movement, while the servo in the middle provides the control. The following photo shows the mounted servos:

The servos are mounted upside-down on the underside of the board

The following table assumes that the left and right servos are mounted upside-down on the underside of the board, with the middle servo fitted vertically. You will have to adjust the code if mounted differently.

The following table shows the servo movements used to walk forward:

Direction ...

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