General Robotics Forum

Tracking moving object

Hi I have industrial robot and position is at Point A (x,y,z) in time t=t1. I want to pick product on the belt with spe...

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posted by e1e120032000

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by e1e120032000

Robot - Micro Data Transmission over 12 volt line

Where can I find information on data transmission. I want to have a PIC based encoder with keypad, send data down on an...

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posted by railroads

6 comments posted 18yrs posted by railroads

Desoldering question

I started doing hobby electronics again fairly recently, and recycling/ scavenging is a big draw for me. As it happens,...

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posted by mr.intj

13 comments posted 18yrs posted by mr.intj

Surplus sources for lead screws ?

Hey guys. What kind of surplus or discarded items can I find lead screws in ? Something about 6 to 10+ inches stroke. N...

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posted by pogo

9 comments posted 18yrs posted by pogo

AI Mind Forth How to work it?

Can you give me a page of text to type in that will result in a bit of a display of reactions? Or is there a version of...

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posted by japeters

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If you could have or make your own robot, what would you want it to do?

If you could either have and / or make a robot for yourself, what would you most want it to do for you and what would y...

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posted by sabtino

11 comments posted 18yrs posted by sabtino

Sorting your hardware - req. advice on optimizing space/convenience

I like to get some opinions from people on sorting their various parts and hardware. I have very limited space for my h...

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posted by mr.intj

16 comments posted 18yrs posted by mr.intj

Erratic behaviour joystick button on soundblaster

Hi everybody, I just installed an old PC that has a sound card(isa with sound card+joystick interface) that i use as an...

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posted by AFSemedo

2 comments posted 18yrs posted by AFSemedo

how to make a rpbot for painting an object

What steps will be required for a robot to paint an object? 1.surface preparation.2.use of thinner 3.baking in a oven 4...

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posted by vpvinayk

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FPGA Videos - Olympics Celebration Sale

Hi all, To celebrate the Beijing Olympics we are doing our Personal Bests with the prices of the BurchED FPGA Videos. I...

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posted by tony

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Do electric cars need to be geared up/down ?

I read an article today in Wired magazine about a plan to get an electric car / battery infrastructure going in Israel...

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posted by pogo

18 comments posted 18yrs posted by pogo

FA: OWI WAO II MV-981K Programmable Build it Yourself Robot kit with PC Interface

1. OWI Movit WAO II MV-961 / MV 981 K Programmable, Build it Yourself Robot Kit with PC interface I got this as a gift...

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posted by pwborders

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Amazing Robotics

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posted by nobody

1 comments posted 18yrs posted by nobody

Speeding up the robot revolution

What's holding back robots is computer vision - you have machines that can physically do just about anything, but what'...

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posted by rickpon

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Q: Motor w/optical rotary encoder from an inkjet

Hi, I'm a software guy groping around in EE-land, and I could use a little help. A few old inkjet printers yielded up s...

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posted by mr.intj

7 comments posted 18yrs posted by mr.intj