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What are suitable lithium ion batteries for a 15lb. battlebot?
I have forgotten some of the rules. You might suppose the ‘bot needs to continously accelerate and decelerate for the length of a match. Say 4m/s^2. Take the mass of the ‘bot, and solve for the energy needed. Add in the energy needed for electronics, and any safety factor (x2). After you get how many…
Eye Robot (Opto-Isolator)
Opto-isolator (2007: Golan Levin with Greg Baltus) inverts the condition of spectatorship by exploring the questions: “What if artworks could know how we were looking at them? And, given this knowledge, how might they respond to us?” The sculpture presents a solitary mechatronic blinking eye, at human scale, which responds to the gaze of visitors…
Mobile robots for digitalization of environements
Digital 3D models of the environment are needed in rescue and inspection robotics, facility managements and architecture. This video presents an automatic system for gaging and digitalization of 3D indoor environments. It consists of an autonomous mobile robot (KURT3D / Ariadne), a reliable 3D laser range finder and three elaborated software modules. The first module,…
what is a good robot kit to start out on?
im wondering if there are any build-your-own robot kits w/ instructions. something that is for beginners, but not something thats ridiculously easy. my budget would be $200~300, or maybe a little more if i need it. it would be nice if i can learn the basic ideas of how robots work. http://www.vexlabs.com/?gclid=CIOdj8fDwpECFQPplgod4yJxDA http://www.electronickits.com/robot/robot.htm http://www.hobbytron.com/RobotKits.html http://www.sciencekits.com/robots1.html
where can i find brushless motors for a 15 lb battlebot?
i need 2 and the have to be small Here's one place, anyway… http://www.anaheimautomation.com/brushlessdcmotors.aspx That BLWS232S model looks like it might be a good one for a lightweight battlebot. .
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