Hey guys. Anyone have any experience with the PCF8574 ? I'm trying to use this chip to communicate with the OOPic via I2C. I have no problems getting that to...
Hi all, I'm looking for low-cost RS232 displays. I'll avoid listing too many requirements, but they would replace a Hyperterminal connection running at ...
A group of us on the Big Island of Hawaii are looking to start a robot club. In part this is an outreach effort to the local schools: a way to provide...
Roboticists: I could use programming and motorization help for my project www.simulacrums.com I can make and send you the bodies for your help with the rest. ...
Happy 4th of July, fellow rooters Autonomous Vehicle SYDNEY BRISTOW The pictures on our web site have been updated.http://aimagic.org DARPA Urban Challenge ...
Has anyone had any exerience with any of the robodessy kits? Have one/seen one/know someone that has one and what you though of it? [Non-text portions of this...
Hi, all I've recently just gotten back into doing some embedded development projects, inclusing robotics. I have done some stuff before, but it has been 10+...
I have done more experimenting with the chip, with no luck. GPIO 0,1, and 2 work just fine. I am able to set them high and low. GPIO 0 and 1 are straight...
Robothon is in three months. Still plenty of time to finish (or start!) a robot for your favorite contest. You can find all the current information about the...
A friend of mine is building a digital dash for his vintage tractor. He is using a BS2 to drive and LCD. He needs to measure the period of a clock pulse from...
First, normally a USB device is a HOST or device, if it is a device, the electronics do not support HOST mode. But, this is one of the complaints of USB, and...
Well, the Robothon is just 3 months away, and it is time to start thinking about which robots we are going to enter. The turnout for the 3 kg weight class has...
Hi, all, I have spent two days experimenting with the chip in the circuit and gpio 4 and 5 still won't go high. I even talked to one of the official Microchip...
HI people.... Well, i am making an obstacle avoidance robot. Given the destination through the serial port, the robot will reach it(destination) after ...
I was at an PTDR organizing meeting today, and they have a couple requestsfor SRS members. First, they are trying to network with similarly minded groups, so ...
I was in the Goodwill on Dearborn this afternoon and they had an electric wheelchair/scooter on sale for $60. It was kind of like a lighter duty version of the...
Greetings fellow roboteers, Can anyone direct me to a good podcast, online radio show, archived presentation(s), or something similar that discusses robotics?...
Hey All! July 22 we'll be hosting Seattle's 1st Annual Power Tool Race. http://hazardfactory.org/toolrace.html The power tool race is sorta the drunk cousin of...
Dear ALL, Iam a university student from Pakistan and my name is Faysal Taj.My majors is computer science and i will progress to final year next semester.I was...
This is a reminder that the June SRS meeting is tomorrow. We don't seem to be getting the automated reminders, so I'll play that part this month. :-) From the...
Hi all, Has anyone used a magnetometer to locate a magnetic field source? I'm trying to find a way for one robot to locate and "dock" with another, very...
Hello All, I was having a bit of an internet look today and come across this one... Some good info on setting up RT Linux, and great CAD ideas etc.. Not much...
can i build sumo robots using PIC microcontroller. i am using PIC18F452 is it possible by using this buggy i can build two sumo robots for this project. please...
Did anyone happen to get the contact info for the guy with the portable computers for sale at the meeting today? I was going to get some more info, &...
I am building a robot that will weigh in at about 10lbs. This will be my first DC motor application and I'd like some advice on what size of motor to buy...
Folks -- I have an optically encoded servo in the gear box of my lab instrument. During gear replacement, I apparently was too liberal with Loctite on the...
