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From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
Subject: Re: Walking robot simulators
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Malcolm Ross Kinsella Ryan <s2119737@cse.unsw.edu.au> writes:
>I am looking for a program that can simulate the movement of a six-legged
>walking robot. I know there is a list of simulators in the FAQ, but their 
>descriptions leave something to be desired. It is not clear what the
>capabilities of these simulators are, and I don't want to have to d/load
>each one to find out. 

>So can anyone recommend a good one for this purpose?

      ADAMS/Animator from Mechanical Dynamics will do 3D simulation with
full dynamics, runs on most workstations as well as NT machines, but is
rather expensive.  Commercial pricing starts at $2000/year.  There's a good
educational deal for site licences, though.

					John Nagle
