http://www.sri.com/rd/electroadhesion.html When first read about the SRI electroadhesion robot, I wondered (like most people I suppose) what sort of voltage it...
You know I am not much of one for replying to these daily missives, however...electroadhesion has such interesting implications. I am reminded of the study...
I am working on a project to re-purpose 5 Thunder Tumblers into photovores for a kids' robot club project. They are currently radio controlled with dual...
Hello Robothon Organizers, Â Stacy (at the March meeting) suggested that we email contest interests for this years event. I would personally like to see the...
Mini-Sumo Ship-In's at UNI! on again for fifth year! What better example of showing your robots have matured, than you send them off to compete in a contest on...
First let me say that my presidency of the Seattle R-word Association has been very fun. The SRA, which includes, The Seattle OLEF Society, The R-word-thon...
Very nice! What are the pros & cons of a scissor lift? I would think that it has good reach, but requires a lot torque. What are the calculations for the...
Hello Everyone, I would like to call a meeting of the minds? This group is vast with knowledge and ideas when it comes to robotics. This is the problem sort to...
Greetings Everyone,  Come on down to Renton Tech College this Saturday for a great monthly meeting! We'll be in K-202/203 this month (note slight location...
Hi All. Our little shop (Maximum Robotics) puts together the Workshop Robots for the SRS Classes I and II. The GP2D12 Sharp Distance sensor used in the level...
Hello Folks, I have been lurking on this list for quite some time and have enjoyed seeing all of your robots. I just finished making a website for my own...
Hello everyone, I am writing as I have a Chinese high school exchange student who loves Robotics and physics due to come to the Northwest in August to study...
Hello Everyone, I will apologize right off from the bat for posting an Off-Topic subject, Sorry... Would anybody know of a excellent or extremely good law firm...
(cross posted, HBRobotics, SeattlelRobotics) I'm trying to convert C code (CCS) for the wheel watchers to HiTech C. Anyone running the CCS compiler? I have a...
Hi Peter The TecFoots are two foot high bipeds. I have two TecFoots, one, WildEagle, a production version which while the pcb has some small additions I keep...
Hello, I'm looking to share an order of Polymorph to keep shipping costs reasonable. The best deal I can find is from DAGU in Taiwan. Does anyone know a better...
As you get older, the world gets colder, darker and fuzzier. To help with the last handicap, I am parting with 2 microscopes from my collection that are just...
I have been searching for a way of remotely controlling a stepper motor/lead screw arrangement via a RC receiver, but without any success. I envisage a...
I want to know that the motor used in servo motors is simply permanent magnet DC motor. If some average voltage is allowed to DC motor then it rotates...
Does anyone out there have any experience interfacing with USB postal scales? I need to create an inexpensive bottle-filling system, with a weight or volume...
Stereo cameras to 3D mappings is simple and fast......... Why isn't it used more? http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/robotics/4328685.html Matthew...
Anybody know where I can find a schematic on the Internet for driving a triac with an optocoupler? I need to com up with a solid state relay before tomorrow. ...
