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Robotnik - new product line
Robotnik launches a new line of Robotics products including: -RESCUER mobile platform -Modular robotic arm -X4 UAV robot -Erik educational robot arm More in Robotnik Automation, SLL C/Berni y Catala,...
 
speed control with modified servos?
I've been avoiding the use of modified servos as gearmotors because I'm under the impression that you don't have much control over their speed. My understanding is that you give them (via an analog...
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Req: How to determine "Horsepower" of small electric 12v motors, any help appreciated!
The problem is, I have some small 12v electric motors that I would like to use in the miniaturization of a project (for demonstrations). Is there any way to determine the approximate "horsepower" of a...
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NASA's Mars Rover Finds Evidence of Ancient Volcanic Explosion
's Mars Rover Finds Evidence of Ancient Volcanic Explosion Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 03, 2007 NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has discovered evidence of an ancient volcanic explosion at "Home...
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Laser scanner for robot operation
Dear all, I have now completed integrating a Neuronics Katana robot (5 DOF version with gripper) mounted on an Activmedia Pioneer 3DX. We use the sonar to locate ourselves and the accuracies are at...
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Gear Head Motors by Lynxmotion
Hello, does anybody have any experience with gear head motors sold by Lynxmotion, more specifically GHM-04 and GHM-05? The GHM-04 has an external motor shaft for adding USDigital Encoder. Do you have...
 
Creating a lookup table with AVR
Dear friends,I want to have a lookup table in a tiny or mega16 microcontroller.I have no idea how can i create it. and how to search it,which memory should i use,EEPROM or Flash.
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Mars Exploration Rover Update - May 1, 2007
UPDATE: Opportunity Gets a Boost of Energy and Continues Imaging - sol 1152-1156, May 01, 2007: Scientists and engineers are still deciding on when and if Opportunity will enter "Victoria Crater." In...
 
STP-58d5008 Stepper Motor Datasheet
I would like to get the datasheet for this motor and the manufacturer name. The label on the motor states: MPJ-1867-31 STP-58d5008-01 1.8[deg/step] 0.5ohm 14951G Altberg Zachary
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Video/Image Analysis
Hi all: Are there any windows-based programs out there that can detect a bright spot (say a laser pointer or IR LED) on a video feed and return simple coordinates as to its location within the frame....
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quick question
Perhaps some of yu in the United States might recognise what I'm about to describe In your elementary school days, did any of you ever build a car and traffic light assembly out of legos, then take it...
 
Anyone using Alibre?
I need to get my hands dirty with some 3D CAD, developing some proof- of-concept housings for various electronics packages, and some very simple mechanical parts (plastic gear trains and cams,...
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trashing a computer?
I am attempting to make a fairly complex robot, with a.i and all. any recommendations for destroying a computer for usable parts? also, how does one get the software and hardware to interact so that...
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I2C motor controller board recommendation for pan/tilt camera?
I need to make a small robust pan/tilt camera that is controlled via I2C. I plan to use two very small DC gearmotors to drive it, one in pan and the other in tilt. The camera will be one of those...
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cool catalog from US Plastic Corp
I just got a cool catalog in the mail from US Plastic Corp ( = )=20 IMHO, it's well worth the time of any robot builder to go to their = website and request a print catalog. I found things in there I...