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Modern equivalent to Ferretronics

Long ago, maybe 8 years of so, I got some Ferrettronics chips to control RC servos. Worked pretty well, I wrote some Ja...
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posted by pfarrell
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The ideal servo for robotics

We're thinking of designing and manufacturing some servos aimed at the robotics hobby market, with 360 degree rotation...
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posted by tom
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Hero Robot for sale on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Heathkit-HERO-1-Robot-ETW-18-needs-repair_W0QQitemZ6005140960QQcategoryZ19198QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Y...
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posted by comet
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Mars Exploration Rover Update - October 11, 2005

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity Backs Out of Potentially...
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posted by baalke
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Humanoid looking robots

Hi there Does any one know if any human looking/behaving robots have been researched/built? I saw a film a while back a...
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posted by corlioni1976REMOVE
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OOPic questions

I'm buying an OOPic R. I can't find the frequency of the I/O pins. What is the maximum frequency I can send to the I/O p...
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posted by res808c4
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robot skin

Anyone ever make robot skin? I've put together a home brewed skin (4" by 4") that so far appears to be very touch sensi...
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posted by dstilwell
18 comments posted 20yrs posted by dstilwell

Closed-loop proportional motion control algorithm.

Been trying to get this algorithm right. I read it in Siegwart & Nourbakhsh's Intro to Autonomous robotics. It involves...
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posted by cafairle
6 comments posted 20yrs posted by cafairle

Mars Exploration Rover Update - October 10, 2005

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Preparing for Robotic Arm Work - sol 620-626,...
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posted by baalke
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Hero Robot on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Heathkit-HERO-1-Robot-ETW-18-needs-repair_W0QQitemZ6002813887QQcategoryZ19198QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Y...
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posted by comet
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Homebrew servo?

--The application is the angular rotation of a heavy load on a mobile platform. --The goal is to make something that ca...
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posted by steamer
11 comments posted 20yrs posted by steamer

FA: Robot Experimenter Magazine from 1986

http://cgi.ebay.com/Robot-Experimenter-magazine-robotics-collectors-item_W0QQitemZ6980898317QQcategoryZ280QQssPageNameZ...
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posted by stuff4sale
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PIC A/D Weirdness

Maybe I'm doing something wrong, but here's what I'm trying to do. I'm trying to measure voltage of a battery that can...
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posted by padu
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by padu