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

I think the hardest parts to simulate are the flex and backlash in the legs and gears, and the slip/friction of the ground contact. Also, with...

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

This is the truth! I feel that my design gets a C+ -- it gets the job done -- but the R-team feeder spring design has less dry firing (because of the...

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jwatte replied to a thread 2018 Robogames Mech Warfare Final Results in Mech Warfare

You've done such an awesome job with both the arena and the multiple video cameras. Mad props, as the kids say when I was little!

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

I would build the bot such that the panels could be mounted higher than the legs. Mounting them on the turret might work, too (I had previous bots...

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jwatte replied to a thread Simultaneously run 2 or more Dynamixel Motors via OpenCM9.04 in DYNAMIXEL & Robot Actuators

To move them all at the same time, simply call the setGoalPosition() for each of the servo IDs at once.

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2 Weeks Ago

jwatte replied to a thread How do I change my avatar picture? in Off Topic

Oh, user control panel, not edit profile. That's special. Thanks!

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2 Weeks Ago

jwatte replied to a thread Walker with built-in Segway? in Robotics General Discussion

Although the specs are hilarious: Voltage: 36V Load current: 0.6-0.9A Power: 350W

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2 Weeks Ago

jwatte replied to a thread Walker with built-in Segway? in Robotics General Discussion

Oh, hoverboards! I can get motor and wheel all-in-one. Just hook up a three-phase controller and I'm ready to go! https://amzn.to/2M93Yni Maybe...

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jwatte replied to a thread How do I change my avatar picture? in Off Topic

I've been looking for a link named that for a long time, but can't find it. I'm sure it's selective blindness, but where should it be?

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jwatte replied to a thread Question(s) Arbotix-M control with a RC radio in Robotics General Discussion

It depends on what you want the RC to do. If you want direct control of the arm position from joysticks, you probably just write a sketch that...

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jwatte replied to a thread Question(s) DxlTosser and Raspberry PI. in Robotics General Discussion

The easiest way to do this is to not use DxlTosser, but instead still control the servos from the OpenCM9.04. Then you will send some kind of...

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jwatte started a thread How do I change my avatar picture? in Off Topic

I uploaded a new avatar picture, and I can see it in my regular profile, but the "avatar picture" link is still the old picture. What's up with that?

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jwatte replied to a thread Robogames 2018 Mech Warfare Ruleset in Mech Warfare

I believe Twitch MX is still allowed.

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jwatte replied to a thread Walker with built-in Segway? in Robotics General Discussion

Where can I get those kinds of wheels, btw (perhaps smaller) with a fixed hub, not an axle? All the kid bike / trike wheels have axles, and I'd want...

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jwatte started a thread Walker with built-in Segway? in Robotics General Discussion

I want to build a new robot! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7xvqQeoA8c But it doesn't actually count as walker for 'mech warfare...

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3 Weeks Ago

jwatte replied to a thread Question(s) Poor quality of PhantomX Reactor slewing ring? in Interbotix Robotic Arms

I like vxb.com for bearings: http://www.vxb.com/SearchResults.asp?Search=slew+bearing Another name for slew bearings is "slewing rings." You may be...

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