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Robotics: The Smithsonian Robo-Arm/Bio-ArmHere's yet another re-release of the Tomy/Radio Shack Armatron robot arm...
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Robotics: The Armabot - Interfacing the Armatron to the Radio Shack Color ComputerI found yet another article on interfacing the Armatron - this time to a Radio Shack TRS-80 Color Computer! This article first appeared in the April 1984 issue of Color Computer magazine, and was written by Steve Cox (et al).
Robotics: Up in arms - Tandy Armatron DissectionHere's a nice disassembly/teardown "review" of a Tandy Armatron, featuring really nice and large pictures of the various gearing internals. This might be useful to those hacking their Armatron for interfacing to a computer...
Robotics: The Big Trak is back?Do you remember being a kid in the 80s, watching the Milton Bradley Big Trak commercial, and wanting one yourself, just so you could have an apple brought to you?
Robotics: Another Armatron Interfacing How-ToWhile googling for something else, I recently ran across this interesting article that depicts an alternative method of controlling the Armatron.
Robotics: Doh! Missed one...I just found this interesting PDF, which describes a direct-drive motor interface to the Armatron using steppers (check out what those students did to that poor robot)...
Robotics: The Discovery Spark Robot ArmI just found out about this robot arm as I was doing some research -after- I had posted my archive! Argh!
Robotics: The Tomy/Radio Shack Armatron Super Interfacing ArchiveThis archive was created in an attempt to bring together several sources of information that have floated through time (and the internet) detailing how to interface the Tomy/Radio Shack Armatron (and Super Armatron) to a computer. I hope you enjoy this archive as much as I had compiling it!
Robotics: Gismo the Great (from Boys Life magazine)Gismo was a robot from another time; a time when boys played with electric motors and train sets, with maybe an occasional "Cowboys and Indians" game outside thrown in...
Robotics: A Computer Controlled TankEver play with (or own) a Milton Bradley Big Trak? Ever wanted to control it with a computer? Want to interface your Arduino with one? Read this "future past" article to find out how!
Robotics: I was an 18-foot robot!So begins an interesting article found in a scan of a fairly old copy of Popular Mechanics; in this article, you quickly learn that the science and art of "Giant Robots" is much older than you think...
Robotics: Some Interesting Sites for the Homemade UGV ProjectThis article serves to document some of the interesting and useful sites both I have found during research - read on for more!
Robotics: Our Homemade Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV): A New DirectionWell, it's official: I am going a new direction in the development of the UGV. A friend from my work, Jared Hurn, has decided to assist me in the development and programming of the robot. We hope to eventually be able to enter it into the Robo-Magellan contest, if not the one next year, then the year after. Read on for more about this exciting new direction the project has taken!
Robotics: Homemade UGV/ROV Pan-Tilt Mechanism in Action!I made a small, low-quality video of the pan-tilt mechanism of my UGV/ROV today. The servos are currently controlled via an R/C transmitter; in the future everything will be controlled with a Basic Stamp 2.
Robotics: Programming the Parallax BASIC Stamp 2 using LinuxThose of you following along know that my current project is the design and construction of a homebrew UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle). I intend to control it using a BASIC Stamp 2 OEM microcontroller module I constructed (see my assembly primer (new window) for more details). So, once I had the module built, I then needed some way to program it...
Robotics: Status on my ROV, err - UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle)I just wanted to post a short "status update" on where my ROV project stood. First off, I am sure you notice the name change...
Robotics: The Basic Stamp 2 OEM Assembly PrimerI wrote this primer for those out there who may need some extra visual and written explanation to the assembly manual which is included with the Basic Stamp 2 OEM kit (new window) from Parallax.
Robotics: Robot Maxamilian - A $600.00 Android HeadNeed a head for your android? Want to explore vision processing? Just want something new and strange to put on desk, to annoy passersby? Then this may be the project for you!
Robotics: Robot Intelligence: An Interview With A PioneerI recently had the pleasure to conduct a short and informal email interview
with a pioneer in the field of hobbyist robotics, David L. Heiserman.
Robotics: A Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) ProjectTHE CONCEPT:
In the early part of 2005, I began the design and construction of an ROV based on the chassis of a 1/6-scale radio-controlled toy monster truck. Utilizing this and other various items, I managed to implement a working - if not very elegant - ROV system. Though I never obtained any video of it in operation, I did manage to document its construction with a series of photographs.
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