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Month of Robots - MeArm test update

aspork42 — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 02:40:49 GMT

This is a follow-up post to this one from Project 14. The goal was to analyze the battery life of my Dirty Smart Button diaper logger. I meant to post this before the end of the month but left this sitting partially done in my "Drafts" until it was t...(read more)

BBC MicroBit Robot Bonanza

ipv1 — Wed, 15 May 2019 04:53:00 GMT

This article is divided into three sections: My History with Teaching Robots Balancing Robot My Class on Microcontrollers - Independent of the University. Code Bug Line Follower BBC Microbit The Motor Driver FORMING A CHASSIS Creating a R...(read more)

BeagleBone Devastator Robot Trials

ninjatrent — Wed, 15 May 2019 03:31:50 GMT

Month of RobotsEnter Your Project for a chance to win robot prizes for your robot builds and a $200 shopping cart! The Birthday Special: Robot Prizes for Robot Projects!Back to The Project14 homepage Project14 Home Monthly Themes Monthly Theme Po...(read more)

Captain S.L.O.W. (Rhex inspired)

milosrasic98 — Tue, 14 May 2019 21:52:00 GMT

Captain S.L.O.W. 1. Introduction Interesting Robot Propulsions 1. Velox 2. Mochibot, the 32-Legged Spherical Robot 3. Spy in the wild robots 4. Rhex 2. Plan 3. First prototype Build Legs Motor Brackets Chassis Assembly Electronics...(read more)

BeagleBone Devastator Robot Introduction

ninjatrent — Tue, 14 May 2019 19:19:25 GMT

NVIDIA Jetson Nano: Collision Avoidance

jomoenginer — Tue, 14 May 2019 05:48:41 GMT

Mini Quadcopter

carmelito — Tue, 14 May 2019 03:42:00 GMT

I have been part of RC hobby for many years, flying RC planes to start with, and now mostly flying racing FPV (first person view) quadcopter. So, when I saw the "Month of Robots" theme, and looked at my parts bin, I found an old broken quadcopter, wi...(read more)

SuperRobot #5 : The End!

dubbie — Fri, 10 May 2019 15:02:00 GMT

It is now the end of my attempt to make my SuperRobot. It is the end in two ways; firstly I have run out of time so what I have now is all that there is going to be, and secondly because the SuperRobot chassis just would not work properly and is now ...(read more)

Walter the Coil Winding Robot Arm

three-phase — Thu, 09 May 2019 22:18:00 GMT

Introduction Robot Arm Kit Contents Power Supply Modifications Robot Arm Assembly Software and Operation Turning the Coil Winding Machine Putting Walter to work Introduction I thought I would muscle in on some of this robotic stuff th...(read more)

SuperRobot #4 : Putting it Together

dubbie — Thu, 09 May 2019 17:12:22 GMT

The Drawing Machine Part 1. The micro:cycloid

balearicdynamics — Wed, 08 May 2019 10:20:00 GMT

Project Idea A Detail that Makes the Difference The Mechanical Principle Designing and Making 3D Models Pen Holder Motor Support Motor Shaft Holder Assembling the Parts Setup the Motors Putting All Together Software Control Feature...(read more)

SuperRobot # 3 : Motor Drive Interface Now Just About Working

dubbie — Tue, 07 May 2019 17:13:30 GMT

HoloPiBot #6 : I Now Have Three Working Wheels and a Raspberry Pi

dubbie — Wed, 01 May 2019 13:16:52 GMT

For my unofficial entry into the Picasso Design Challenge I have made some progress and I now have three working wheel units. I weighed the few remaining centimetres of plastic filament that I had left for my 3D printer and discovered that I had just...(read more)

SuperRobot #2 : The Wrong Wheels

dubbie — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 23:10:09 GMT

The base of the SuperRobot has been mostly completed but I thought it would be better if each of the two driving DC motors had two wheels on rather than just the one as at present. This would then eliminate the 'bending' of the motors that ha...(read more)

NVIDIA Jetson Nano: JetBot Assemble

jomoenginer — Sun, 28 Apr 2019 10:05:00 GMT

Overview In a previous post, and introduction to the NVIDIA Jetson Nano JetBot was given showing the parts required to create the JetBot as per the NVIDIA specs. In this post, these parts will be used to assemble the JetBot and a basic M...(read more)