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jwatte replied to a thread MX-106 speed in DYNAMIXEL & Robot Actuators

The servo has to run the PID loop and compensate for all kinds of mechanical forces like friction, backlash, and so forth, and runs this loop on a...

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jwatte replied to a thread USB2AX firmaware update in DYNAMIXEL & Robot Actuators

Maybe COM3 isn't the right COM port?

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jwatte replied to a thread TTL bus has a mysterious pulse on it in DYNAMIXEL & Robot Actuators

The original post was July 23 of 2017, so not that long ago. It has, however, stood the test of time, for now. The 'bot this is on did take second...

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jwatte replied to a thread Robogames 2018 Ideas and Suggestions in Mech Warfare

Another way to think about it: Each panel regain the ability to subtract a hitpoint every 20 seconds, but the 'mech only regains one hitpoints' worth...

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jwatte replied to a thread Robogames 2018 Ideas and Suggestions in Mech Warfare

Probably best to illustrate in code :-) Here's a sketch for code that could run on the scoring board: #define HEALING_TIME 20000 #define...

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jwatte replied to a thread Discussion Servo won't turn while accepting commands from an Arduino in Off Topic

I don't know! WHat does your servo need? What servo is it? If there is not a shared ground between Arduino, servo, and battery, then the...

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jwatte replied to a thread Discussion Servo won't turn while accepting commands from an Arduino in Off Topic

9-volt batteries are bad for two reasons: 1) The voltage 9V is way too high for what most RC servos expect. Most servos expect something in the...

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jwatte replied to a thread How do we get kids interested in robotics? in Robotics General Discussion

I think the main problem is that a lot of people think that $500 is a lot to pay to educate kids about robotics, because they might not like it, and...

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Little Walker
- Created by jwatte
- Synopsis: A biped made with only three hobby servos
Money Pit -- RoboMagellan Rover
- Created by jwatte
- Synopsis: I'm converting a 10-year-old RC car (a Nikko humvee truck) to a RoboMagellan competitor for 2013 RoboGames. The main navigation is a pair of 1080p webcams set 40 degrees apart. Additional sensors and lost of computer power helps.