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Tag Archives: arduino
TOR Systems List
This picture identifies the major systems for the TOR. (TOR stands for Tele-Operated Robot.) Here is a preliminary parts list. 1. Arduino Microcontroller for input/output interface between communications and motor/servos. Easy to find, only $35. 2. Wireless Camera available on … Continue reading
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Tagged arduino, diy, microcontroller, robotics, servo, tele-operated robot, teleoperated robot, TOR, wheelchair motor, xbee
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Robot Arm in Sketchup
This design is based on the first iRobot photo shown here. Sketchup, by the way, is not for CAD, it’s for quickly illustrating concepts. Sketchup can draw smooth curves as in the iRobot photo, but boxes are of course faster … Continue reading
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Tagged arduino, fukushima, irobot, robot, robot arm, robotics, sketchup, sketchy physics
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Pricing a Mining Robot: Communications
So I want to build a teleoperated mining robot to operate over the internet. I provided a graphical overview of the system here. Today my nephew and I priced the communications-link components. Supposing for the moment that I actually know … Continue reading
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Tagged arduino, electronics, ethershield, mining, mining robot, robot, robotics, teleoperations, xbee
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PC to arduino to toy crane
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Tagged arduino, computer interface, electronics, robotics, robots
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Reed Switch and Transistor
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Tagged arduino, diy, electronics, rc toy, reed switch, transistor
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Tapping into an RC Circuit
The Neph came over and we probed the RC circuit with the analog multimeter that I purchased from Radio Shack. I was astonished to find that the voltage on the high side of the push button wasn’t even a single … Continue reading
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Tagged arduino, diy, electronics, electronics hobby, rc control, robot, robotics
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PC to Arduino to LED Control
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts (like the slideshow here), I want to build a teleoperated mining robot. Since I’m somewhat short of both cash and experience, I have to start small. One key part of the system will be … Continue reading
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Tagged arduino, diy, led, leds, microcontroller, processing, processing computer language, robotics, sketchup
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Arduino Park on Youtube
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Tagged arduino, arduino park, Arduino tutorial, arduino uno, diy, electronics, microcontroller, sketchup
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Coming Attractions: Arduino Park
Oh, this thing has gotten out of control. Originally, I meant to have a simple blog entry with a series of Sketchup images. Then I thought about making a Youtube video. It’s not that it takes that long, but after … Continue reading
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