I recon we should meet up somtime in Feb, ie after we get over xmas and holidays etc. Their certainly is still heaps of interest left to have a meeting - which...
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Mark Ernest Benjamin
markbenjaminau
Dec 6, 2004 10:46 am
Hi all, There is an ad in the December Silicon Chip magazine for a Robowars event in Melbourne on December 18-19 with a $500 prize. See www.robowars.org ....
From an email to me. My company, Singapore Robotic, is registered in Singapore and is involves in hobby robotics business. Our products range from DC gear...
I wasn't sure why the the robot made the fingers up then bend each one down till they are all down then moved the two outside ones to 1/3rd positions. Maybe...
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Aaron Dwyer
aaron_dwyer
Aug 18, 2005 6:01 am
A rather strange application for robotics. http://robotcombat.com/video/elvis_hi.mov This is also good. Perhaps it's time for some robot wars in OZ. ...
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Taylor
kpat3@...
Aug 22, 2005 6:35 pm
Hi Aaron Look at http://www.robowars.org/ to see robot combat in Australia. Philip Taylor ... From: "Aaron Dwyer" <aarondwyer@...> To:...
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Aaron Dwyer
aaron_dwyer
Aug 22, 2005 8:27 pm
Thanks for the link, I'll have a look today. I'll ask the list now. Would there be interest in joining our club with an existing robot wars club.?...
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Nicolas Munro
nedarg
Aug 22, 2005 10:02 pm
They do seam to be a bit bent on destroying every thing, Guess people are free to join their group if they want. =Nick...
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Gordon Wyeth
g_wyeth
Aug 22, 2005 11:18 pm
I'd be disappointed to see the ACS Robotics SIG get involved with this rubbish. These are remote control toys - not robots. I hope that the SIG continues to...
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Aaron Dwyer
aaron_dwyer
Aug 23, 2005 12:48 pm
I agree about the glorified remote controlled toys. I've always had a problem with spending so much effort on a project only to have to destroyed. However it...
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Taylor
kpat3@...
Aug 23, 2005 7:05 pm
Hi Aaron The term robots was first used by the inventor of this hobby and is the name by which it is known internationally. I would prefer it to be called...
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Aaron Dwyer
aaron_dwyer
Aug 23, 2005 9:33 pm
Hi all Being that I'm now running a web hosting company, I've been redesigning the website. and have a domain setup. I will be donating the hosting to the...
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nevillearm
Aug 24, 2005 10:15 am
Hi all, I am a new member of the group. For my amusement I am building a self-balancing scooter (like the Segway HT) and similar to the one Trevor Blackwell...
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Nicolas Munro
nedarg
Aug 25, 2005 11:18 pm
I know me and Chris P. are keen to start up meetings again. As for me, I'm not sure if I can get much work done in a month on the robot. Maybe we should change...
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Nicolas Munro
nedarg
Aug 25, 2005 11:20 pm
I have some electronic gyroscopes which I got as samples from some where. maybe texis instruments or philips?? FYI =Nick...
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Gordon Wyeth
g_wyeth
Aug 25, 2005 11:43 pm
Good tilt sensing is a pain. The problem with electronic gyros is that they detect rate of change of tilt, not the actual tilt. You can numerically integrate...
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Neville Armstrong
nevillearm
Aug 26, 2005 12:33 am
Hi Gordon, thank you very much for you comments. I am a recently retired Electrical Engineer and took on this project to keep me amused. I understand what you...
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Neville Armstrong
nevillearm
Aug 26, 2005 12:38 am
Thanks Nick. You don't remember any device numbers do you by any chance? Neville ... I have some electronic gyroscopes which I got as samples from some where....
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Gordon Wyeth
g_wyeth
Aug 26, 2005 2:18 am
Hi Gordon, thank you very much for you comments. I am a recently retired Electrical Engineer and took on this project to keep me amused. I understand what you...
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Nicolas Munro
nedarg
Aug 26, 2005 3:31 am
Reading the other post I'm wondering if it was the accelerometer I got as a sample, not sure now. I remember at the time I was trying to do pretty much what...
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chrisepeterson
Aug 26, 2005 11:17 am
Hey guys, I've just read the posts. Sounds good. It's been on my mind for a while now and I've been talking with Nick about it as he mentioned. Things are...
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Aaron Dwyer
aaron_dwyer
Aug 26, 2005 11:31 am
Perhaps a once a quarter meeting on the weekend during the day for an afternoon or morning until we get things rolling again. Anything is better than nothing...
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Marcin
marcincoles
Sep 12, 2005 2:21 am
Hi Neville, Have a read of this paper describing their implementation of the inverted pendulum. Equations included, but I guess if you are EE then the maths...
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Marcin
marcincoles
Sep 15, 2005 2:33 am
Hi folks, I know this is a Brisbane-based group, however, does anyone know if there is a Sydney-based group? Marcin....
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Aaron Dwyer
aaron_dwyer
Sep 18, 2005 6:36 am
Not endorsing this, just interesting. Aaron ... Subject: Economical single-camera localization and object tracking software for robotics and other projects ...
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Aaron Dwyer
aaron_dwyer
Sep 22, 2005 12:09 am
I just love this. Classic. Almost as good as the Americans inventing the pen that can write upside down for space travel, when the Russians used pencils. ...
