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  • Category: Robotics
  • Founded: Feb 24, 2011
  • Language: English
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1506 Dale Heatherington
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May 21, 2012
8:03 pm
I wonder if their sensing technology is related to the Lytro system in some way. http://www.lytro.com/science_inside ... -- Dale Heatherington ...
1507 James Belcher
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May 21, 2012
8:18 pm
I've seen that tech in this camera, http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/10/lytros-new-light-field-camera-lets-you-focus-after-you-take-a-picture/ But this Leap...
1508 Ben Bradley
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May 21, 2012
11:32 pm
This story on the same thing has a slightly longer video, but shows some different apps. The virtual hands displayed on-screen reflecting the actual hand...
1509 rowell@...
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May 22, 2012
2:12 pm
Very cool, and very nuts... I too wondered what the sensor was. Lytro didn't even occur to me. I bet your right Dale. kr...
1510 Randy Farmer
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May 23, 2012
3:20 am
Our Sunday session got bumped back to 7pm. We'll now be following up (and inheriting some of the crowd from) Grant Imihara and Peter Abrahamson. :) ...
1511 tedrobotbuilder Offline Send Email May 23, 2012
1:24 pm
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-j4dixQQmI Ted...
1512 Randy Farmer
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May 23, 2012
2:00 pm
http://www.geek.com/articles/chips/via-launch-a-49-android-pc-20120522/ 512MB of DDR3 onboard RAM, 2GB onboard flash, HDMI and VGA out. 4 USB 2.0 ports,...
1513 Michael
makopack Offline Send Email
May 23, 2012
8:30 pm
Ok, looks like it got moved to June 29 @ Ft. Benning. If you're wanting to attend, there's a sign-up visitor form that you need to fill out beforehand... ...
1514 Newton
konewt Offline Send Email
May 24, 2012
1:01 am
Question about metal and such- Is there a source or sources for the metal pieces and hardware that the members use for robots? I guess I am looking for pieces...
1515 anthony.aragues@...
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May 24, 2012
1:08 am
use extrudd aluminum, it's cheap rigid versatile and you have it cut to length for no charge: ...
1516 Randy Farmer
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May 24, 2012
1:09 am
Newt, Check the parts and fastener drawers at Lowes. Some of them have a drawer of drilled metal plates and brackets, like Erector sets if you need a couple....
1517 Tim Klein
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May 24, 2012
1:51 am
My robot, Octowobble, has a body made from a salvaged aluminum parking lot sign. The frame on top is, in fact, from an old Erector set that I found at a thrift...
1518 Eric Ayers
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May 24, 2012
1:59 am
Tetrix kits are arguabky nicer than Vex, but a bit pricey....
1519 James Belcher
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May 24, 2012
12:42 pm
I go to a place in Norcross called Metal Supermarket. They sell metal to hobbyists, businesses, etc. they also have a "leftover" room that you can get pieces...
1520 tedrobotbuilder Offline Send Email May 24, 2012
2:32 pm
Thanks! http://www.metalsupermarketsatl.com/ Ted...
1521 Jebadiah Moulton
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May 24, 2012
3:42 pm
http://www.learnerstv.com/Free-Engineering-video-lecture-courses.htm Wow, lots of viewing pleasure. -- Jebadiah Moulton...
1522 Randy Farmer
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May 24, 2012
6:17 pm
This stuff looks promising too: http://makeblock.cc/ --Randy...
1523 tedrobotbuilder Offline Send Email May 25, 2012
2:06 am
Has everything I am looking for in a robot-PC-brain but not cheap! http://www.amazon.com/CompuLab-fit-PC2i-Linux-Atom-Z530/dp/B003ODEKJM They have slightly...
1524 Randy Farmer
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May 25, 2012
2:47 am
There are a lot cheaper ways to get an Atom board. http://www.mini-box.com/Atom Add a DC-DC power supply, Ram and an SSD and you're good to go. On of my...
1525 tedrobotbuilder Offline Send Email May 25, 2012
3:00 am
I was just looking at that site! XD They don't make it easy to figure out how many amps the board will pull. You have to dig through the manual and many of...
1526 Kirk Charles
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May 25, 2012
3:10 am
I am stunned that no one has mentioned McMaster Carr nor the local scrap yard. Also Newt, I would challenge you to question your need for metal. Investigate...
1527 Andrew Norton
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May 25, 2012
4:11 am
... Hash: SHA1 ... When me and my team-mate made Hard Cheese (MW) and Viper01 (HW) for Robot Wars in the late 90s, we used 90% scrap. Mostly it was old stuff ...
1528 tedrobotbuilder Offline Send Email May 25, 2012
4:13 am
I use mostly 1/8 inch plywood from Home Depot. About $4 for a 2'x4' sheet. Glue and screws work well with it. Strong in all directions. Light weight, easy...
1529 botlanta@yahoogroups.... Send Email May 25, 2012
1:57 pm
Reminder from: botlanta Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/botlanta/cal RBMO Saturday June 2, 2012 10:00 am - 12:00 pm (This event repeats every month...
1530 James Belcher
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May 25, 2012
3:41 pm
Mcmaster Carr is always the fallback source. They are just real expensive for hobby level stuff. I do like them however, when you can't get it any other way....
1531 Michael
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May 25, 2012
4:04 pm
Well, FYI, I'm working on getting ROS compiled up right now on the RPi... Others have reported that it does work, but if you're using any of the UI tools it's...
1532 James Belcher
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May 25, 2012
4:16 pm
Thats awesome! I look forward to hearing more from you on this project, since I considering doing something similar with mine....
1533 Paul Burrell
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May 25, 2012
5:21 pm
There is one really nice thing about mcmaster. They are local. When I was running a FIRST team, we could colaborate in the morning. If you got your order in...
1534 konewt@...
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May 25, 2012
6:33 pm
Thanks to all who replied with metal sources and others.  I hadn't thought about re-purposing plastic pieces or wood, so I will add that to the list of...
1535 fixstuff555 Offline Send Email May 25, 2012
6:37 pm
Don't know if anyone has seen this yet. Its free for the summer. http://www.robotc.net/download/arduino/...
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