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Timing Belt as Tank Treads

Found this page and thought it was pretty cool. Old but cool. http://lims.mech.northwestern.edu/~design/DC/2001/minbiole...

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Paper Transformer Robots !

I saw the Transformers movie and think it rocks!=20 Which lead me to Google on "Optimus Prime" just for kicks and giggl...

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Measured Specs on 12V DC Gearmotor (Windshield Wiper Motor)

I purchased a couple of these new windshield wiper motors from ebay. They are not the common Saturn type of motor, but...

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posted by terry.gaston

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ASU Scientists Keep an Eye on Martian Dust Storm

http://www.asu.edu/news/stories/200707/20070711_themis.htm ASU scientists keep an eye on Martian dust storm Arizona Sta...

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posted by baalke

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Videos of Lockheed Martin's MULE vehicle?

I've seen announcements about Lockheed Martin's MULE vehicle [http://www.gizmag.com/go/7597/], but not any videos. Anyon...

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posted by cadcoke3

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sensor that recognizes when it's upside down

I am looking for a simple small cheap sensor that will recognize when it is flipped upside down. ie i want to put it in...

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posted by dominiquevalentine

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Tomorrow's green nano factories

A new podcast explores how nanotechnology researcher Angela Belcher, from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),...

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posted by zamakoltha

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GPS and Military Use

Hi, I was watching Future Weapons on Discovery and they had a missile that was guided by GPS that could detonate above,...

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posted by no

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Is there a way to program a robot with python (ex, an electric motor, control it's speed, etc)

i hope someone here can help me. basically, me and my friend have a summer project. in this project, we need something...

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posted by socialanxiety

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digital camera control

I am trying to design a robotic page turning machine and I would like the ability to take pictures of every page that i...

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posted by dmehling

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Operating Lego Mindstorms over multiple days?

Hello, I'm a long time insomniac, influenced mostly by how much light I have in my room. Lots of light -- little sleep....

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posted by jcrites

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robotic arms with gripper that can lift 2 pounds ?

Anyone know of any relatively inexpensive servo based robotic arms with = gripper that can lift 2 pounds or more ? Thank...

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posted by _REMOVE_

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slightly OT question about gEDA CAD tools

Is anybody in this group using the open source pachages gEDA and PCB for their schematic capture and board work? I am t...

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posted by WanderingMetalHead

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Sinclair ZX-81 Robot

Here's my toy tank robot with Sinclair ZX-81 onboard computer. http://members.iinet.net.au/~vanluynm/ Muz.

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posted by NOSPAM

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POSIT with constraints

Hello, I'm building a robot (a car) that has a webcam mounted on it. I want to compute the position of the robot based...

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posted by vincent.lascaux

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