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| Photo Detectors |
| 2008-01-01 08:01:13 |
Photosensors or photodetectors are sensors of light or other electromagnetic energy. There are several varieties:
Most optical detectors are quantum devices in which an individual photon produces a discrete effect.
* Chemical detectors, such as photographic plates, in which a silver halide molecule is split into an atom of metallic silver and a halogen atom. The photographic [...]...
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| LEGO Mindstorms NXT |
| 2007-12-30 20:06:42 |
Sure, Mindstorms NXT is a toy, but it is an important toy, like a piano or a chemistry set. It’s one of those items that engages an imagination and possibly opens doors to new interests. Since our future is surely to be shared with robots–it’s already started happening, just look at Roomba–those robots will need, [...]...
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| Students Hone Skills With Robotics |
| 2007-12-30 20:03:03 |
PALMER - Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical High School had great success in its first robotics competition last spring and during this academic year the school will not only compete but also host the Massachusetts regional tournament.
It means a lot of work for electronics technology teacher Eric A. Duda, but he is up for it.
“The educational [...]...
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| ABB Robotics/AFC Stamping and Production, Inc. |
| 2007-12-30 19:55:56 |
AFC Stamping and Production, Inc. produces finished components used in power sports and automotive applications, and automotive stampings that have welded components.
The Dayton, Ohio, company was established in 1989, and employs 100 people. It is a subsidiary of FC Industries, whose family of companies includes Barsplice Products Inc., AFC Tool Inc., Dayton Precision Punch and [...]...
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| Politics and Robotics Choices |
| 2007-12-30 19:49:34 |
Without strong public interest, Legislature could hold upper hand on project’s location
MONTGOMERY — If Alabama’s rumored tight finances let Gov. Bob Riley move forward with his dream robotics campus in 2008, an economist says a campus closest to Huntsville makes financial sense.
But political experts say you can’t leave the Legislature out of the equation if [...]...
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| The Difference Between Stepper Motors, Servos, and RC Servos |
| 2007-12-30 19:37:48 |
Stepper motors:
A stepper motor’s shaft has permanet magnets attached to it. Around the body of the motor is a series of coils that create a magnetic field that interacts with the permanet magnets. When these coils are turned on and off the magnetic field causes the rotor to move. As the coils [...]...
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| WowWee Robosapien Version 2 Humanoid Robot |
| 2007-12-30 03:01:12 |
Robosapien Version 2 is the next generation of Robosapien technology and personality from Wowwee. This new member of the robotic family comes with more advanced dynamic motion, interactive sensors, new program functions, speech capability, and a personality all his own. It’s clear from the start that he enjoys bowling, dancing, and having conversations.
Movement
RobosapienV2 is able [...]...
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| Line Follower Sensor |
| 2007-12-23 19:09:19 |
The circuit diagram for the Line Follow Sensor board is shown below:
The board is connected directly to the Light IO board via PL4.
This circuit is very simple. +5V is applied via PL4 pin 4 to the circuit, and 0V is connected to pin 1 of PL4. When power [...]...
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| Line Tracking Robot Mouse Kit |
| 2007-12-14 19:47:41 |
If you want to engineer a satellite tracking system someday, you have to start somewhere. How about learning circuitry with a Line-Tracking Mouse? This 6″ x 4-1/2″ robot has a transparent mouse-shaped plastic case over its electronics, making him almost 3″ tall. He has (3) photo interrupters that project infrared rays and distinguish between black [...]...
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| Why can’t American consumers handle the future that robotics is willing to offer? |
| 2007-12-13 19:16:32 |
Someday the robots will rise up and kill us all. They’ll record our lives, obliterate our privacy, set off nuclear war, and eventually turn on us and eat our brains. If any of this ever did happen, it would serve us right. We, at least American consumers, don’t deserve the future that robots really have [...]...
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