General Robotics Forum

Using linear actuators on a robot arm

How about using linear actuators to drive a robot arm instead of stepper motors or servos? The big 340+ oz/inch servos...

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posted by slow_mac_modem

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by slow_mac_modem

program Basic stamp in C/C++?

I want to start robotics and electronics, and found Boe Bot (Parallax) on the internet, which looks quite good for my n...

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posted by alberto.bietti

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by alberto.bietti

Robot Video Games - What is your favorite?

As the title asks, what is your favorite robot video game? TMT

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posted by too_many_tools

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by too_many_tools

PI Velocity Loop Tuning

While I've had PID managed fairly well, I just tried my first velocity loop. Clearly PI loops tune a bit different than...

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posted by rmd

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by rmd

The death of combinatorial logic.

Not wanting to spend $40 bucks a robot on UCN5804B controllers I thought I'd make a controller with FETs and discrete l...

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posted by polmear

16 comments posted 20yrs posted by polmear

XYZ

Hi, I guess it's vaguely related to robotics.... When you have four axis of movement, what's the fourth? It goes X, Y, t...

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posted by mQiQcQhQaQeQlQhQiQmQsQ

11 comments posted 20yrs posted by mQiQcQhQaQeQlQhQiQmQsQ

Programming your Roomba with C# or VB.Net

For those of you that would like to take your Roomba to the next level, I have Developed some code in C# & VB.Net to co...

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posted by kevingabbert

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by kevingabbert

Salvaging Components---Where Do YOU Get Them?

When building somethng like a CNC machine, robot or automatic beer dispenser, many of us reuse components from many dif...

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posted by too_many_tools

68 comments posted 20yrs posted by too_many_tools

Building a solar satellite model

Hi all I=B4d like build a satellite model, with 4 solar cells and a electronic circuit. This model haves to work in my...

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posted by contracer11

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Want to learn and use AT89C4051. Any suggestions for a beginner?

I have been a PIC microcontroller user, but I have to use AT89C4051 for a new project. I hope someone here could give m...

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posted by zhiyang

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by zhiyang

Hero robot : what is hammer-like obj opposite gripper ?

Is the hexagonal hammer-like object on the opposite end of the gripper on the Hero robots just a counter weight? I've a...

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posted by pogo

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by pogo

jBot's IMU Odometry

An expanded HTML version of jBot's IMU Odometry paper is now available online at: which includes images, software, and...

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posted by dpa

8 comments posted 20yrs posted by dpa

Vex marketing weirdness

Just saw "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" (so so movie--the joke wore thin pretty quickly and Uma wasn't particularly in looks)...

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posted by jclarke.usenet

13 comments posted 20yrs posted by jclarke.usenet

FS: pc to r/c interface

Convert any r/c platform into a robot. www.endurance-rc.com/pctx.html

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posted by ppickett

17 comments posted 20yrs posted by ppickett

Inductive Loops

I have been looking for a circuit to build an inductive loop, that is easily installed like the 'electronic dog fence'...

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posted by jack

10 comments posted 20yrs posted by jack