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Tag Archives: robotics
Arduino Cheapbot gets a Mini Breadboard Makeover
Videos of delivery guys gone wild may be viral these days, but Santa Zero was good to me and delivered these presents intact and on time. They will help in making my cheapbot kit a reality. I’ve only just browsed … Continue reading
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Tagged arduino, arduino internals, cheapbot, mini breadboard, phototransistor, robot, robotics
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GIRC data display with Processing
GIRC (Graphical Interface for Robotic Control) is a program (aka sketch) that is written in Processing and enables the user to graphically program my robot to follow a course. The poor little microcontroller doesn’t understand computer graphics, so I have … Continue reading
Arduino and Photocell
This is an experiment out of the Getting Started with Arduino book. As you can see, an analog port is connected to a circuit with a photocell (Radio Shack part 276-1657) and resistor (220 ohm). I used a flashlight to … Continue reading
Servo Command!
“Servo Command!” is a computer program written in the Processing computer language to control a continuous rotation servo via an Arduino interface. I got a lot of the information out of books on Processing and the Arduino, then modified it … Continue reading
GIRC: Graphical Interface for Remote Control
GIRC is my program to operate a remote-control vehicle via computer with a graphical user interface. The program is written in Processing and an Arduino is used for the hardware interface. Here’s a screen capture with the path being drawn … Continue reading
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Tagged arduino, GIRC, graphical interface for remote control, processing, RC, remote control, robotics
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Space Elevator Conference Robots
The 2011 Space Elevator Conference was held on August 13 in Redmond, Washington at the Microsoft Conference Center. I dropped by to take a few pictures of various types of robots that space elevator advocates hope might someday climb their … Continue reading
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Tagged robotics, robots, space elevator, space elevator conference
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Teleoperated Radioactivity Sample Boat
The high levels of radioactivity in the waters off the Fukushima nuclear plant require constant monitoring, which is best conducted without exposing human workers. Hence this design for a teleoperated radioactivity sample boat. To make the modification effort as simple … Continue reading
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Tagged boat, fukushima, radioactivity, robotics, sample, water
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Robots and Radiation
“Robots to the Rescue,” Technology Review (29 March 2011): . . . . constructing robots designed to withstand high levels of radiation would be difficult. “For radiated environments, one needs robots that are particularly rugged,” he says. “Such robots typically … Continue reading
Robot door-opening tool
“Robots to the Rescue” (Technology Review, March 29, 2011): Some experts also question how helpful robots would be after a nuclear plant disaster. Something as simple as a locked door could prevent a robot from doing its job. Is it … Continue reading
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Tagged door opening tool, fukushima, robot, robotics, teleoperated robotics, TOR
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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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