Tag: robots
Random software and robot news
May 24th, 2007, No Comments
I’ve been doing a little more C programming lately. On the embedded level, I’m porting some odometery and waypoint navigation code written by David P. Anderson for use on my own robot. This is part of a larger project to put together a GPL’d library of mobile robot code. Don’t expect to see it anytime [...]
Stories of Coincidental Electricity
April 23rd, 2007, No Comments
The annual Tanner Electronics Robot Show was on Saturday, April 14. The DPRG held their annual robot talent contest concurrently. So, not suprisingly, I was planning on working late the preceding Friday to get my new little robot, Robozoa, into shape. This mostly involved finishing some hardware-related things like wiring from the H-Bridges to the [...]
Robots parts, Free3D.org, and Movie Reviews
July 24th, 2006, No Comments
I received my laser cut acrylic parts back from Pololu the other day. They came out perfectly. The hardest part of the whole thing was creating the CAD file. There are simply no remotely usable Free (as in speech) CAD programs out there. I finally picked up a copy of Design Cad 14 for Windows [...]
Robonexus 2005 Debriefing
October 16th, 2005, No Comments
I’m finally getting caught up on things since returning from Robonexus and one of the last things on my ToDo list is posting something here about the trip. Before I get to that, I should mention that Susan and I went to the State Fair of Texas this year just prior to my Robonexus trip. [...]
Build Your Own Robot
May 24th, 2000, No Comments
Roger just called to say he saw Karl Lunt’s new book, Build Your Own Robot, at the book store. Despite the title, it’s more of a collection of his old Nut & Volts Magazine columns than some sort of guide to building your own robot. I haven’t bought my copy yet but I’m sure it’ll [...]
