Hi Don, July was a crazy month of travelling. I haven't had the chance to look at the sonars and I am on vacation with the kids this week. So, if you would...
Jim, Glad to hear you can make it! Look for the Polycarbonaut to find me.... The RSVP is just so I know it won't be only me and my robot... there's plenty of...
Martin, Jim's planning on coming - it'd be cool to show him the chassis, to help convince him to join the racing team! If you can't, don't sweat it, I know ...
_________________Meeting___ RoboMontreal had its August meeting yesterday. We welcomed Jim to the club, and to the Robot Racing project. For showing up, Jim...
Hi, In the meeting, we were wandering how far could the GP2D12 read. Here is a chart that clarifies this: http://www.robotshop.ca/PDF/rbsha01_comparaison.pdf ...
wait don't cut learn from it!!! by placing the plexiglass in front of the sensor does it give you a wider angle of object detection??? and what if the...
by the way I use an oopic r micro controller you can check them out at: www.oopic.com how ever if you want a more advanced board and cheaper than an oopic R ...
Yeah I think that a link in the menu for the meetings is essential. The reason is simple ,if someone is surfing by and glances down the menu to see what is...
What you say about the link makes sense - it'll be harder to miss! I won't have time this weekend (bathroom renovations)... but it's on the list.... I've...
Hey All, Just found your society today browsing on the internet. I think its awesome that some people took the initiative to start up a robotics society here...
This is awesome news! I'm very excited that there's an open competition right here in Montreal... I look forward to helping out, and hopefully competing too! ...
I've just noticed that the WCRG have posted some photos and movies of the 2006 event. www.robotgames.net Looks like it was a lot of fun! Remember, ECRG is...
No logos as of yet. If anybody has any suggestions let me know, perhaps will do contest like RoboMontreal, let me know if anybody wants to do this contest. DJ ...
Hi, I am looking for cables. I have a GP2D12 which needs a tiny 3-pin connector but I can't seem to find a cable/connector to connect it to my robot. I can go...
Hi Martin, It's a JST connector you're looking for and as you've found out it's hard to get. There are 2 common ways of dealing with it. 1) Unsolder the...
Martin, You can also find a guy who was gullible enough to buy the minimum order of the 3-pin JST housings from DigiKey, as well as the little metal clips you ...
Hi Don, That would be great! We could exchange the equivalent of 2 JST connectors with some of my parts... Well since I don't have any parts to offer, it would...
Hi, Here is a page made by oddpeek.com about the coolest robots they think there is: http://www.oddpeak.com/item_60193.aspx. It contains the classic ones such...
You may find what your looking for at a hobby shop. I have no idea how much they will charge for a servo type connector. In that case a servo extension cable...
__English message follows__________________________________________ Salut! Un rappel que notre prochaine réunion aura lieu dans une semaine, mardi le 5...
Hey Donald, I will be there. Where exactly in the Faubourg? DJ ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo!...
DJ, The Faubourg is very close to the Guy Concordia metro stops... you basically walk down from the metro to Ste-Catherine, and look for the big glass-fronted...