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Driving small DC motors with very low speeds

I need to drive a small DC motor (the general kind used in toys and such), at very low speeds - below 50 rpm, perhaps....

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posted by lisandro

14 comments posted 21yrs posted by lisandro

what frequency to drive servos at?

So I had always understood that RC servos were supposed to be driven at 50hz. This is what all my servo controls drive...

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posted by mnoone.uiuc.edu

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by mnoone.uiuc.edu

large display question

Folks, I am trying to make my robot a little bit more friendly and was thinking I could connect it to a display made of...

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posted by serpent17

10 comments posted 21yrs posted by serpent17

Back and forth motor like a patter

Hello, I am a computer professional but do not have hardware level experience except for assembly language programming....

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posted by asra_baig

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Mitsubishi robots

Hi, recently I came across an older model of a Mitsubishi RV2 robot. It seems, that there's some new software for all M...

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posted by tazdevil27

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Mars Exploration Rover Update - July 1, 2005

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html SPIRIT UPDATE: Spirit Observes 'Independence' - sol 524-531, July 1,...

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posted by baalke

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Ideas on power sources

Hello, As some of you may remember, I'm building a small robot (autonomous long range rover or ALR2) that is supposed t...

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posted by padu

9 comments posted 21yrs posted by padu

any publishers reading this?

I have about 300 pages of step by step tutorial on autonomous robot navigation. I explain how to use an occupancy grid...

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posted by aiiadict

7 comments posted 21yrs posted by aiiadict

Robotics Enthusiasts in San Antonio Texas

Any of you out there in San Antonio texas or the surrounding area? It might be worthwhile to get a local group working t...

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posted by dafreema

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measuring tilt

Hi - in a machine I'm working on I need to be able to measure tilt - as in what angel the robot is at with respect to t...

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posted by mnoone.uiuc.edu

11 comments posted 21yrs posted by mnoone.uiuc.edu

Roomba competition

Here's a robot vac that can empty the dust bin during charging: http://www.robocleaner.de/ Looks like IRobot selling 1.5...

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posted by dttworld

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Kitty USB Protocol Analyzer.

Jun-2005 Kitty USB Protocol Analyzer. Kitty USB Bus and Protocol Analyzer system (Also Known As: USB bus sniffer or USB...

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posted by x456dy9p3

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Need help with IR Detector

Hi I'm 13 and a robotic newbie and need help with a PNA4602 - 38 Khz IR Detector that got from Solarbotics and I can't...

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posted by kitmor

8 comments posted 21yrs posted by kitmor

Wanted: MEI PC/DSP card for motion control

Urgently in need of a replacement MEI PC/DSP card for ISA-bus. If you happen to have some laying around please contact...

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posted by etunimi.sukunimi

0 comments posted 21yrs posted by etunimi.sukunimi

Help on Mtsubishi RV-E2

Hi, my friend and me just got hold of a Mitsubishi RV-E2 from a bankrupt company. We have the manual and the first simp...

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posted by tazdevil27

1 comments posted 21yrs posted by tazdevil27