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| FailureBot Line Follower Tutorial |
| 2008-07-18 21:23:05 |
The tutorial com from http://www.micahcarrick.com/05-27-2006/failurebot-line-following-robot.html
Here the robot preview:
Microcontroller ATMega8
Sensor: 5 pieces phototransistor
Motor: Lynxmotion motor
Programming language:
Download tutorial (mechanics, schematics, source code)...
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| Motor Stepper Controller using Motor Driver L297 and L298N |
| 2008-07-11 21:31:19 |
The L297 integrates all the control circuitry required to control bipolar and unipolar stepper motors. Used with a dual bridge driver such as the L298N forms a complete microprocessor-to-bipolar stepper motor interface. Unipolar stepper motor can be driven with an L297 plus a quad darlington array. This note describes the operation of the circuit [...]...
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| Line Follower Robot Tutorial |
| 2008-07-09 20:13:02 |
Build your own line follower / line tracker robot…!
Microcontroller : Atmel ATMega8535
Sensor: 6 photodioda sensor
Motor driver : L298 dual driver (up to 1A of electric current)...
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| Fire Fighting Robot Tutorial |
| 2008-07-04 21:26:57 |
Need reference for your fire fighting robot project..?
Here some useful reports of fire fighting robot project.:
» fire_fighting_robot_project1.pdf
» Zephyr_Final_Report_Fire_Fighting_Robot.pdf
» Multiple_Robot_Path_Planning_Strategies_for_Bush_Fire_Fighting.pdf
» navigation_robot_tutorial.pdf
» Firebot.pdf
» FireFightingRobot.pdf
» Fire_Fighting_Neural_Robot.pdf
» FIRE_FIGHTING_ROBOT_DESIGN.rar
» MQP_Fire_Fighting_Robot_Report.pdf
» Fire_Fighting_Robot_Tutorial.rar...
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| Robotics Capital |
| 2008-06-14 03:06:00 |
In earlier days, this was the nation’s watercress king. Then Huntsville became the Rocket City. On Monday, Gov. Bob Riley announced that the Huntsville-Decatur metropolitan area will soon be “the robotics capital of the world.”
Allowing for hyperbole, Riley appears to be on target. A 53-acre site on U.S. 31 across from Calhoun Community College, which [...]...
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| New Humanoid Robot in Uni Emirat Arab |
| 2008-06-12 03:11:15 |
Visitors look at REEM-B, the new humanoid robot unveiled by Pal Technology Robotics, at its launch in Reem Island in Abu Dhabi, June 11, 2008. The 1.47-meter tall robot, which is able to walk dynamically, grasp objects, navigate within buildings, accept voice commands and recognize faces, is one of the most advanced in the world, [...]...
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| Microsoft-Backed Robotics Project to Facilitate Disaster Response |
| 2008-06-05 20:05:28 |
University of Massachusetts Lowell professor Holly Yanco will split her share of the money with seven other research teams, including one fromMIT and one from Yale University.
According to the university’s Web site, Yanco founded the school’s Robotics Lab seven years ago. Her Microsoft-backed project will use tabletop multitouch displays to create an interface for emergency [...]...
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| Oxford and Pugwash’s Robots Readied For Competition |
| 2008-05-02 02:54:46 |
This news comes from Oxford and Pugwash, road to EAST robotics competition held by tommorow…
Students at two local high schools are hoping their boxes of nuts, bolts and spare parts will become robots capable of capturing a pirate’s flag this weekend.
The students are preparing for the annual Robots EAST robotics competition in Fredericton on May [...]...
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| Ontario Robotics Team Wins World Robotics Championships |
| 2008-04-22 01:44:04 |
Ontario Robotics Team Wins World Robotics Championships
Students on a high school robotics team from St. Catharines, Ont. have been crowned world champions after battling more than 1,500 squads for the top spot.Twenty-five students from Governor Simcoe Secondary School –known as the “Simbotics” — won the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics [...]...
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| Vex Robotics World Championships |
| 2008-04-22 01:37:14 |
Another World Robot Competition will be held at California next month…
Hundreds of high school students from around the planet are flocking to California next month to compete in the first ever world championships, participating in a ball game called Bridge Battle. Played on a 12′ x 12′ field, two alliances of robots battle it out [...]...
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| FIRST Robotics Competition Boston Regional |
| 2008-03-28 19:57:38 |
News for FIRST robotics competition - Boston regional:
News source bizjournals.com
The FIRST Robotics Competition Boston regional event kicks off today at Boston University’s Agganis Arena.
Teams practiced at the Commonwealth Ave arena yesterday. Two alliances — either red or blue — composed of three randomly selected high school teams each, squared off before a sparse but raucous [...]...
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| Robotics Competition in Hawaii |
| 2008-03-28 19:46:43 |
Another robotics “battle” in Hawaii… it so cool… :D. Here the news from kgmb9.com:
Dozens of teams are getting ready for a battle of the brains at the Stan Sheriff Center. They spent the day practicing for the regional robotics competition.
The event includes 700 students from 37 high schools throughout Hawaii and the mainland. They had [...]...
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| FIRST Robotics Competition Result in Detroit |
| 2008-03-26 02:13:05 |
Become participant of robotics contest or robotics competition is fun. You will get many experience, meet many people who interest in robotics technology. Sometimes, you will get some money..
Today, i read a news from freep.com about FIRST Robotics Competition result in detroit city. I was happy that many students interested in robotics technology.
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| In ‘Pit Boss II,’ robotics team seeks back-to-back competition wins |
| 2008-03-18 05:12:22 |
Because it won last year’s national championship, Cimarron-Memorial High School’s robotics team gets a guaranteed berth in this year’s competition.
But that doesn’t mean the 25-member team isn’t ready to rumble at next week’s regional contest at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Established in 1989 by NASA and a coalition of public agencies and private-sector businesses, the [...]...
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| Lockheed Martin Employees Mentor More Than 1,000 Students In First Robotics |
| 2008-03-18 05:01:30 |
MANASSAS, VA.- Employees from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) recently mentored more than 1,000 students from Prince William County and surrounding area schools during the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition and Tech Challenge events.
The FIRST program is designed to inspire young people to pursue careers in science and technology. [...]...
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| STriDER, a three-legged walking robot |
| 2008-03-05 01:24:31 |
In a short article, New Scientist reports that researchers at Virginia Tech University have developed a tripedal experimental robot. With its three legs, this robot, named STriDER — short for ‘Self-excited Tripedal Dynamic Experimental Robot’ — is actually more stable than 2- or 4-legged robots. As said another researcher, ‘It’s like a biped with a [...]...
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| Japan Looks to a Robot Future |
| 2008-03-03 00:38:16 |
TOKYO — At a university lab in a Tokyo suburb, engineering students are wiring a rubbery robot face to simulate six basic expressions: anger, fear, sadness, happiness, surprise and disgust.
Hooked up to a database of words clustered by association, the robot _ dubbed Kansei, or “sensibility” _ responds to the word “war” by quivering in [...]...
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| TCHS Rolls in Regional Robotics Contest |
| 2008-03-03 00:33:38 |
TRENTON — Local teams performed strongly at this year’s New Jersey Regional FIRST Robotics Competition at Sovereign Bank Arena, with Trenton Central High School taking top tournament honors and Robbinsville High School’s rookie team coming in second yesterday. Each team’s win was shared with fellow alliance members, teams they cooperated with during the tournament. Trenton [...]...
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| Local students compete in robotics event in Mancheter |
| 2008-03-03 00:13:56 |
Another winter snowstorm struck New Hampshire Saturday, but that couldn’t stop thousands of students from competing in the finals of the sixth annual Granite State Regional FIRST Robotics competition held at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester.
The event brings students and their mentors together in a two-day competition that emphasizes teamwork, innovation and strategy. Forty-eight [...]...
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| Students Work to Build Best Robot |
| 2008-02-19 00:01:20 |
Andrew Chudzik has spent some time building a bumper on his team’s robot.
Covered with white cloth and built with swimming pool tubes, the bumper is a needed accessory for protection against other elements.
“The bumper is in case a smaller robot is in the way or it hits the wall,†the City High freshman said.
Chudzik is [...]...
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| Teams Prepare Ror Robotics Competition |
| 2008-02-18 23:56:55 |
High school students from east central Indiana competed, informally, with their robotics projects on Sunday. They were preparing for the 2008 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Challenge.
“We are here just, you know, comparing the robotics to other robotics. You know, try to get as much done, fine tuning as possible,” [...]...
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| Interfacing Microcontroller with PC Keyboard |
| 2008-02-18 04:08:17 |
Why would you want to interface the Keyboard? The IBM keyboard can be a cheap alternative to a keyboard on a Microprocessor development system. Or maybe you want a remote terminal, just couple it with a LCD Module.
Maybe you have a RS-232 Barcode Scanner or other input devices, which you want to use with existing [...]...
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| Company Continues Life-Long Commitment to Youth Programs |
| 2008-02-07 05:14:22 |
Inspired by the excitement of last year’s event, Bishop-Wisecarver, the manufacturer of the original DualVee guide wheel, has returned as a sponsor of the 2008 FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Robotics Competition (FRC).
Since 1989, FIRST has brought the excitement of a sporting event to science and technology via robotics competitions. At [...]...
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| A New Direction For Vietnamese Science and Technology |
| 2008-02-07 03:46:27 |
(Nanowerk News) We are now living in an era of global competition, which is based on scientific and technological strength. Growth of a country is driven by technological renewal and creativity. To follow this situation, Vietnam’s science and technology service should make complete changes.
Global tendencies
According to top the World Bank’s scientific and educational experts, [...]...
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| PS 21 Best in Toy Robotics Contest |
| 2008-02-06 00:12:08 |
Six months after being introduced to robotics, the kids at Public School 21 in Bedford-Stuyvesant have scored big.
They were named the top team in Brooklyn during the FIRST LEGO League robotics competition at Brooklyn Tech last month.
FIRST - For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology - is a group that creates innovative ways to [...]...
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| New Robotics Will Soon Revolutionize Industry And Services World |
| 2008-01-30 19:39:38 |
In the past few years industrial processes have monopolised practically all robotic developments and applications. However, the current tendency is marked by new robotics which will have a great impact in various spheres – from the industrial to services and including entertainment and care assistance for persons, amongst other applications. This was the main topic [...]...
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| Tech Offers First Interdisciplinary Robotics Ph.D |
| 2008-01-30 19:33:52 |
Atlanta — The College of Computing at Georgia Tech today announced the nation’s first interdisciplinary doctoral degree in robotics, to be offered at Georgia Tech. The program, which starts fall semester of 2008, was developed through Georgia Tech’s new Center for Robotics and Intelligent Machines (RIM@Georgia Tech), a collaborative research center that combines the educational strength [...]...
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| Legos, The Internet and Physics |
| 2008-01-30 19:29:34 |
Yarmouth - Scientific thinking combining problem solving, math, physics, the Internet and Legos produces directed, creative learning in Kris Hansen’s Robotics I class at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School. At the close of a semester-long course, members of the all-male class have created, individually and in groups, a robotic hand, forklift, flying machine and tank, to [...]...
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| Robot and Vision Partnership to Deliver Turnkey Solutions |
| 2008-01-30 19:24:59 |
TM Robotics (Europe) Ltd, the European robot sales partner of Toshiba Machine, has announced a new machine vision partnership agreement with UK firm PCS Industries.
The arrangement offers customers an array of vision equipment and software products as well as the integration skills of PCS.
PCS Industries is an accredited Cognex partner. “The last few years have [...]...
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| UV Tron - Fire Detection Sensor |
| 2008-01-29 21:19:09 |
The object of the fire detection is to navigate the robots through a maze of walls and look into the rooms and see if there is a fire. Using a UV sensor, a flame the size of a single candle can be seen 5 meters away. The Trekker utilizes a Hamamatsu UV [...]...
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| Robots Help Local Students Learn |
| 2008-01-27 21:19:08 |
KINGDOM CITY, Mo. - Robots have invaded the North Callaway High School.
The good thing is that they were invited.
Math teacher Kevin O’Neal was inspired by his brother, who works in robotics maintenance, to create a new robotics and automation program at the high school level. The class is taught as part of an after school [...]...
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| New Robotics Challenge Aims To Develop Friendly Highly Autonomous Robots |
| 2008-01-24 21:08:22 |
The “ROBAUCO: mobile, autonomous and collaborative robots” project was recently initiated.* The principal objective of the project is the generation of the technologies necessary for the development of mobile robots able to carry out complex tasks with a high degree of autonomy and capacity for collaboration. These robots, moreover, have to share tasks with people [...]...
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| Robotics Competition Seeks to Mentor High Schoolers |
| 2008-01-24 21:03:45 |
MANHASSET, N.Y. — Segway inventor Dean Kamen is looking to tap the next generation of students to help develop the “next big thing.”
Kamen is organizing his 17th annual First (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotics competition that will culminate at the 2008 First Championship April 17-19 at the Georgia Dome in [...]...
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| Robotics Education Spreads Among HBCUs |
| 2008-01-13 23:57:15 |
When Dr. Andrew Williams began teaching at Spelman College three years ago, he had a hunch that science and engineering students at the all-female and private historically Black college would flock to the study of robotics not unlike the science and engineering students who gravitate to the growing field at the top research institutions. Not [...]...
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