Hello I got an assignment in which i gotta convert my pc mouse into a robot that senses a LED in a vicinity of 2 metres radius and then follows that Light...
... http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/newsletters/lpib/lpib75/bull4.htm ... I'm making two of these things so making one look a bit like the Marsokhod was...
... I don't know how much you can use the processor in the mouse. These are ROM-based processors which can't have their program changed. They do one thing --...
... Chris, I reposted it to the group after I received it directly. Check the "To:" box on top of the screen - in this particular group, it defaults your reply...
Eudora at least has a "Reply All" button that sends it to all the recipients, which in this case sends one copy to the original author and one copy to the...
Tom Capon
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Feb 2, 2003 8:17 pm
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We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Monday Night Chat Date: Monday, February 3, 2003 Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM PST (GMT-08:00) Monday Night Chat...
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Feb 3, 2003 3:02 pm
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It can be very cool and you can definitely decode rs232 output of the mouse easily with any microcontroller with rs232 port. And you can use this...
Baskan Kalezade
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Feb 3, 2003 9:44 pm
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We would like to remind you of this upcoming event. Monday Night Chat Date: Monday, February 3, 2003 Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM PST (GMT-08:00) Monday Night Chat...
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Feb 4, 2003 2:02 am
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A while back there was some discussion about removing broken taps from aluminum. I'm on another Yahoo! list that deals with machine tools, lathes in...
In Aluminum, my experience is to use a lubricant suitable for tapping in Aluminum, such as kerosene. Use the largest tap drill allowed for your thread...
Building David Cook's sandwich robot and trying to locate gear head motors (Hsiang Neng product number GH12-1324Y)for this in Canada. Any suggestions? Thanks...
Building David Cook's sandwich robot and trying to locate gear head motors (Hsiang Neng product number GH12-1324Y)for this in Canada. Any suggestions? Thanks...
Hi All, The meeting minutes are finally posted with links and stuff. Visit the "Files" area http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeattleRobotics/files/ and click on...
Gary, Thanks. I've also included the original e-mail from the other list I'm on that had some suggestions very close to yours. Hopefully, using Nitric Acid to...
A simple tool to help prevent tap breakage is a square block of metal with holes drilled through it for the various tap sizes. You place the block on top of...
The National Space Society Seattle Meeting: February 9th's meeting we will have Jeffrey T. Slostad speaking on the Mars Polar Lander's Robotic Arm. The title...
Does any one have more info on the alleged Dana 12 series transaxle designed for electric drive? Nothing available on the Dana site as far as I can tell....
Hello Everyone I have an electrical background and am trying to design a vertical worm gear system around a simple threaded rod (worm gears 3ft long are...
I only see one potential problem with your idea I am concerened about the servo coming apart as a result of too much torque being mounted with just two holes....
Have you ever wanted to be in a movie? Well, you can't but your robot can! Mike contacted me at the end of our last meeting; he's looking to decorate a set...
Has anybody else tried out the MAX1238 A/D or any members of that family? I thought I had it all working, but I'm finding that applying a signal to ANY of the...
Hi Ted, Did you ground the unused connections? Most modern electronics are sensitive to very minute amounts of current, so if a connection is left unconnected,...
You are going to modify the servo for continuous rotation, right? Other wise anything on the threaded rod wouldn't go very far....
Tom Capon
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Feb 5, 2003 9:59 pm
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Can someone tell me if these use straight PWM for their input control, or if they use the RC servo-style PWE control signal? The on-line documentation (which...