There are a few "lite" and semi-demo versions of 2D CAD programs you might try, but IMO they are quite limited and spending a few dollars gets you much more,...
San Diego Robotics Society meeting will be held this Saturday, March 6th, 1 - 4pm. Bump 'n Go contest. Bring your IR or sonar-equipped mobile robot and have ...
Hi Randy : Thanks for promoting your product here, don't be shy about taking credit for it :-) I have a couple of suggestions for a future product if I may. ...
steve vorres
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Mar 2, 2004 6:02 pm
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I will be attending them. ... San Francisco Mar 20-21??...
Steve, Thanks for the comments - that's exactly what I'm looking for - real feedback on what people are looking for, and what they want. I agree that would be...
Hi, Just got back from spectating at the first day of DARPA Grand Challenge qualifying. 25 entries had been approved and I was pretty surprised to see that...
Alex, Thanks for the report! Great stuff! When you say "motorcycle", do you mean 2 wheels? The end of your story (waiting 4 hours to see 2 runs) sounds a...
Greetings, I'm going on Wednesday ( day off ) I'm lucky enough to be near the Fontana raceway. Looking forward to seeing them myself. Kevin ... ===== Kevin...
Yes, two wheeled motorcycle. Didn't see it run today. We snuck in the pits when we first got there, but didn't know we were sneaking so didn't take a lot of...
For those of you with Tech TV (327 on Cox) they have been running DARPA specials all week. They are showing the motorcycle and the Hummer in detail. Tech...
For anyone interested in the Darpa Grand Challenge here is a web site that will have video feeds and track progress of the event http://www.grandchallenge.org/...
... Also this month we will adopt a few new club robots and Robotics Books purchased from a local community college. ... Saturdays meeting will Include the...
steve vorres
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Mar 13, 2004 12:37 am
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Hi Gang, I've setup a contest that offers $1000 as the grand prize. Check it out and if you like the rules, get to work! Come out a winner and grab yourself...
There's a good article in this month's Scientific America about the Sandstorm and the Red Team. It answers Alex's question, "How do they hold the laser cloud...
Did anyone win? Are they going to do it again? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam ...
Nobody won. Looks like 7 miles was the most and couple of teams could go. The competition will be held again next year, around the same time. New prize will...
Hi, I'm looking for other people in or near Buffalo, NY who are interested in hobby robotics. Anybody reading this list interested? www.bufbotics.org...
Hi guys, my name is Charles Johnson, I live here in San Diego, and I have a question that I hope someone here might have an answer for. I have a small dc motor...
Hi Charles: Take a look at a Internet Store called www.hvwtech.com they sell USB devices called "Phidgets " these can be used to build a device controller...
steve vorres
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Mar 19, 2004 5:23 pm
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Hello all, I went to the Robolympics event this past weekend. Here is a little synpopsis. I went on Saturday. 1. The R/C robot combat events were very...
Hi all, the complete documentation of Melanie v1.0 is already available in english. Melanie is an hexapod robot of 3 degrees of freedom by leg, that by the...
I'm sorry. It seems that the video file freezes once Melanie elevates. Seems to be corrupt, so I have put it again. You could now download it if you want. -->...
Very Cool Robot! Alejandro Alonso Puig <alejandro.alonso@...> wrote:I'm sorry. It seems that the video file freezes once Melanie elevates. Seems to be...
Hi Gang! I am designing a gripper system and wanted to incorporate the sense of touch into it. My first thought was to use a commercial pressure sensor but...
The conductive foam is a good way. It changes it's resistance almost linearly with the preasure. Just use it as a voltage divider with a resistance of 10k: ...
If you have a gripper system with good bearings or bushings for the joints and motor drive, I'd think that you could look at the current draw of the motor(s)...
Hi guys, Thanks for the replies. bc, I am doing that but it's not sensitive enough and varies greatly with temp. Also, I like to have a redundant system. I am...
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