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Post by Dingo on Oct 17, 2005 20:42:41 GMT 10
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Post by Dingo on Jul 4, 2005 18:32:40 GMT 10
Yeah they do look really really cool. Any word as to price?
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Post by Dingo on May 3, 2005 21:12:48 GMT 10
I've noticed this series of chips, they look really really good. And so cheap for heaps of memory - blows away the 10 second chips we used to have to play with Plus all those recording goodies they build in - the datasheet is packed with cool features
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Post by Dingo on Apr 20, 2005 18:09:04 GMT 10
Which chip? the soundjet or something else? BTW I think all robots should be able to swear. Imagine it. "I'm lost, I'm lost, Oh fuk! lost signal,...........I'm a goner for sure.....hang on, found my way!......hell yes! booyah!" I'm thinking that is the role for a robot
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Post by Dingo on Jul 25, 2005 9:20:49 GMT 10
Nice, sure you aren't building some form of mining robot with that amount o strength?
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Post by Dingo on Mar 12, 2005 18:29:32 GMT 10
Will that be using gyros? if so, where are you getting them from? I've never come across them in my travels
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Post by Dingo on Mar 11, 2005 16:35:58 GMT 10
What about three wheel design. Two large driven wheels that are thin in width (tight turning radius, mininal drag for making marks) and then a third "castor" type wheel that just exists for support. This way you'd be able to turn on the spot and thin wheels are best for carpet
Other wise you could put rubber on the tracks, shorten the length of the tracks themselves and make sure the software doesn't try to turn too far in one go (have it detect carpet then go back and forth to complete the turn in many more but individually smaller turns) thus saving the carpet but allowing strength in the open field.
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Post by Dingo on Jun 1, 2005 22:04:08 GMT 10
I'll get those pics asap - just having a little difficulty getting a CPU for my other machine which is the easiest to upload from.
Hopefully it shouldn't be long at all before I get them up.
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Post by Dingo on May 27, 2005 20:07:42 GMT 10
Wow, nothing displays a concept like a really good quality image!
BTW what sort of weight is it all and what sort of gripping power are you expecting it to produce?
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Post by Dingo on May 9, 2005 21:52:14 GMT 10
Welcome abord Kiwi! That is a good idea, with the rubber on the outside and the sensor inside protected. Would love to see some photos or video once you get the hand together.
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Post by Dingo on Dec 28, 2004 11:37:32 GMT 10
Yep I'm back from the great Xmas black hole now I'll post the pics asap Oh yeah I think seeing just what the robot sees would be cool too. Plus some action replays from outside when one autonomous bot wastes another.
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Post by Dingo on Dec 10, 2004 8:09:18 GMT 10
Hi Steve! Feel free to drop some Texan humour on us anytime! No nasty moderators here Actually the Terminator project is not mine but Rod's (username: Bones). He is the man behind such a great project. IF you want to ask him any direct questions you can just pm him here in this forum. You idea of modifying cheap servos to include feedback is great! It would be a Godsend to all robot builders!. Now if we had pressure sensors on the ends too that would be awesome. As for the air muscles,I know that Rod is also lamenting the fact the control valves cost so much. If I remember clearly, I think he was looking into machining them himself. I'm sure he'll post here to inform us all of what he intends. Yeah, Digikey and Mouser *can* deliver to Australia but they want to charge huge amounts for postage. I'm not actually sure why, I send and receive stuff all the time to the States and postage doesn't have to be too bad. Thus parts can be a bit of a pain to source easily. With Australia being about as large is continental US but with only 20 million people in it, there just isn't enough concentration of population in any one place for big electronics stores. Most of my parts are bought mail-order from Asia directly. Oh and when you do get your giant hexapod built, Steve, make sure you get a mannequin, write "clever coder" on it and take a picture of the hexapod crushing the mannequin I'm sure even the non-english speaking background users of AVR freaks will get it Which way do the toilets flush? Um, downwards mostly ? Next time I have a kitchen sink full of water I'll make sure I note which way it drains just to make sure I'm still in the Southern Hemisphere Anyway, welcome aboard Steve and just because your American we won't hold that against you here, (much ) just joking ;D
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Post by Dingo on Aug 3, 2005 20:56:59 GMT 10
What? You mean you've found a better mouse trap??? Awesome..........
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Post by Dingo on Mar 1, 2005 19:11:15 GMT 10
sweet, what sort of money does teflon tubing cost? (likes $10s, or 100s per metre?)
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Post by Dingo on Dec 5, 2004 18:44:36 GMT 10
Bones has some pics, descriptions etc in the projects section ( www.users.on.net/~symes/projects.htm ) The last I heard about it was he was thinking of using laser cut alloy for the tracks. BTW Hollywood, if you want me to host your project too I'm more than happy to. Oh and welcome to the site!
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