Tutorial Guide

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Lesson 6 Advanced Course
• Inserting a key frame just before AIBO’s leg touches the floor will
change the speed of the motion, causing the leg to touch down
slowly. If you let a part touch down at a fast speed, inertia will add
to the force with which the part collides with the floor. Try to create
motions that are gentle on AIBO.
Be gentle on the neck!
• The neck is the most delicate part. Avoid motions that twirl the head
excessively.
The paws are AIBO’s stabilizers!
• AIBO uses its paws to stabilize itself, so it is important that they
make contact with the floor to keep AIBO from falling down.
This contact, however, has the opposing effect of hindering
movement by putting pressure on the bottom leg joints.
When moving a leg, you should first lift the paw off the floor.
Your line of sight!
• The line of sight when you create a motion is different from your
line of sight when you are actually watching AIBO perform the
motion. It is therefore important to test the motion on AIBO to verify
that it will be performed as you imagined.