... The capacitor's purpose is to supress voltage spikes caused when one of the motor's coils is disconnected by the commutator before they can radiate from ...
Hello everyone, I have been waiting for the backorder status on the level 1 Robot to disapear before i purchase it. Time is now running out for my robot ...
Hi, has anyone evaluated the new Mindstorms kit? I know I want more computing power and control I/O than those bricks, but I don't have much time since I'm ...
Vex Robotics is almost exactly a Erector set with a powerful computer on board. It's computer is probably more powerful then the lego one-- not certain about...
Oops. One important addition to my previous message: The Vex starter kit has a powerful processor, but it does not come with the programming kit. You'll need...
Howdy folks, Linux Journal has agreed to publish my article, "Do It Yourself Robots with Linux" in the October Issue. There's even a mention of it in the...
This is great! I look forward to reading about your article. May I like to it from my website, www.linuxrobots.org? Do you have a website related to linux...
Hi Michael, ... You could add under Suitable Hardware, the gumstix, which is linux based. I'm going to be using a gumstix/robostix for one of my bots. -- Dave...
... Thanks Dave, Sure, I'll add it. I thought someone already had. Note that it's a wiki, and anyone can add anything they want. Michael...
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Hi, I'm Victor I'm a geek in a sense and an artist. Most of my geekdom is based on low tec stuff; clockwork technology, and woodworking machines. OMG have I...
Hi all, I'd like to share our technology with those of you who are interested in re-purposing it for use with PC-based robots. Short desciption: Cypher is one...
I use robotic cameras that I control with a wired joystick controller. How can I convert to a wireless application? I'd like to plug a radio transmitter in to...
I just joined this group and was wondering if there was anyone else here that shared my interests in using Linux (Mac OS/X or FreeBSD) in robotics or machine...
Hi there, I have 'hacked' my futaba S3003 servo by taking out the whole control electronics, so that I basically only have a heavily geared DC motor. All I...
i just wanna say that u wrere amazing in this explanation i am Daksh 18 yrs male from mumbai india i am intrested in robotics and or nanotech i was glad to see...
Hi, I'm Victor I'm a geek in a sense and an artist. Most of my geekdom is based on low tec stuff; clockwork technology, and woodworking machines. OMG have I...
Hello I have followed the SRS activities for years and attended two meetings at Renton Tech where I felt very welcomed. I have a CNC router project that I...
Hi I thought I'd start a new thread for Microsoft Robotics Studio because I would actually like to know if anyone has looked it yet and maybe even got some...
hi i am a novice at robotics, i would just like u to suggest me a book that would teach me te basics of robotics i have a decent knowledge of microprocessors ...
You could also incorporate map building with the localization so that the robot can determine where it is based on sensed landmarks. I have a demo of an...
Connect a disk with a slot onto the output, and an opto-switch (cheap to get out of broken printers). When the switch is set off by the slot turning out of...
Sorry, wrote with a little bit less thought than I should have. You can't just cut power, of course, because you'd never be able to get OUT of the situation...
It sounds like a fun project. The programming sounds pretty similar to a sumo robot with two distance sensors. With two distance sensors per head, you can get...
... wall ... microcontroller ... got ... parts ... Hi, Victor Check out http://parallax.com, for their BASIC stamps. Use one of the evaluation boards, so you...
... I made a circuit with a couple of LDRs, a 555 timer, some discretes and an R/C servo which tracked sources of light.. You could potentially do the same...
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