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4 Days Ago

tician replied to a thread PhantomX + CM9.04 but no Xbee! in Humanoids, Walkers & Crawlers

The Phoenix code does not use NUKE or PyPose. Phoenix is a completely independent gait engine developed by several lynxmotion forum members for their...

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1 Week Ago

tician replied to a thread First steps for Super Mega Microbot in Mech Warfare

Is the lack of rigidity a bad thing, given you have been making this thing jump about? Elastic elements are a very big deal when dealing with...

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tician replied to a thread First steps for Super Mega Microbot in Mech Warfare

http://www.etotheipiplusone.net/?p=4688 Onyx is plenty strong enough for full-combat beetleweight robots, so will likely be good enough for...

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2 Weeks Ago

tician replied to a thread Project More Mule then Rover? in Rovers

Mechanical relay ratings are mostly about thermal limits of the contacts and wiring, and not about welding itself closed. Since a relay failing...

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2 Weeks Ago

tician replied to a thread Project More Mule then Rover? in Rovers

Two 60 Ohm coils in series would be 120 Ohm. 24V / 120 Ohm == 0.2A and ~4.8W of power (most of it as heat once the relay has been closed). 2.4W in a...

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2 Weeks Ago

tician replied to a thread Project More Mule then Rover? in Rovers

How hot is hot? What is the maximum running current of the entire drive system?

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3 Weeks Ago

tician replied to a thread Starting a quad build - A couple questions in Mech Warfare

Only occurred a few minutes after my last post that most of the toy guns I had throughout childhood never used a barrel for anything other than...

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