Some progress actually happened on my balancer robot: http://enki.cthuugle.com/archives/cat_robots.php has all of the details so far. Plans, CNC programs, and...
Hey Derek, That's looking pretty cool. It will be very interesting to see it balance :) I'm in the process of building Squeak, a Smalltalk interpreter to run...
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This is the weekend for the monthly meeting. I've got some cool things to show this month, including a nifty wireless link for robots that literally emulates a...
Darned - I'll be in Toronto at the ECRG. Sounds like a good meeting! We'll continue on the C programming next month (I'll say ask Bob if you have any...
found it! I have probably modified the one I use if are insterested I can roll you off a pcb for it for around $1.00 http://shdesigns.org/pdf/lionchg3.pdf dan ...
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I'm happy to fill in as the C guru this month, although rest assured its back to Dave next month!...
Hi Bob, That sounds great, Unfortunately I can't make the meeting tomorrow. I have a 6:15 am flight for business. I was planning to take the SERVO magazines...
Paul mentioned the First Lego League tournament at today's meeting. Here are the details: Saturday, November 27th Carson Graham Secondary (2145 Jones Ave....
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Hello All, I just wanted to thank Bob and Dave for taking the time to show neophyte programmers like myself how to program in C. Bob, thanks for bringing the...
I dont know if anyone has been following the irc group I mentioned earlier, but we have also started to set up an extensive collection of information, and code...
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Hello Everyone, I just wanted to let everyone know that I have more Mindstorms 2.0 in stock, and they are looking for a good home. Please contact me if you...
Hi All, As discussed at the last meeting, the VRC walker workshop will be held at BCIT in February, the 19-20th, or the 26-27. I propose the 26-27th. Is space...
Hi everyone, Spark Fun was at Robothon, and they had some interesting products. I just placed an order with them, and I realized that others might be ...
Wow! Their accelerometer and rate sensor combo is cheaper than I paid for just the rate sensor. Crazy. That $45 JTAG connector for the Atmega series is looking...
Hi Derek, You can get the rate gyro mounted on a board too, from Digikey for $102 Cdn. The Digikey part number is ADXRS300EB-ND You can see the information...
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gee there are a ton of other links mentioned in the #robotics chat channel too. we keep a log, unfortunatly its all one file, and its only the robotics ...
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Are the two sensors oriented properly so that they can be used together for a balancing robot? If the orientation figures printed on the board are right,...
Hi Larry, ... You're right. For a balancing bot, you want the rate gyro perpendicular to the ground. It's more designed for navigational purposes. You could...
Dave, After I asked the question, I looked again at the datasheets,and according to the ADXL320 datasheet (p. 10) either the X or the Y output would fluxuate...
If you're looking for some cool AVR projects, then check out all of the entries from the Circuit Cellar AVR Contest: http://www.circuitcellar.com/avr2004/ ...
Do we have firm/semi-firm dates and times, and an event list for the 2005 VRC games? I would like to get the poster figured whenever we have that info. It is...
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In case anybody is interested, some folks from the DPRG group started a new yahoo group. ... On December 1st, 2004 Robotic Market will end its "Setup" phase...
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Hey - Check out the author ... Dave is a member of the VRC (for those on the list who don't know Dave). -- Dave Hylands Vancouver, BC, Canada ...