[Robotgroup] Robotic Accomplishments (was: New Subscriber! :)

[brooksdesign]

Gee I can't wait to get back .I've been slaving away for 12 hours a day on designing and even building mundain robots that do real boring stuff like picking up brake rotors and making them go "ding" then tossing them on a reject or pass conveyor and I gota tell you ,real robots are damned hard and real pricey to make work .Back when I was trying to do it on my own I was bidding on a $2000/per degree of freedom x 1.5 per compounded degree(elbo attached to sholder) but man was I dillusional .You want to build REAL ROBOTs? Your going to need a rich friend .
-brooks

-----Original Message-----
>From: Vern Graner <vern at txis.com>
>Sent: Sep 7, 2007 6:50 PM
>To: The Robot Group Mailing List <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] Robotic Accomplishments (was: New Subscriber! :)
>
>Leslie Filip wrote:
>> I spent a year and a half going to "Robot" Group meetings, waiting  
>> patiently as a new member for the robotics to begin,
>
>Lets see, off the top of my head... in the last ~1.5 years:
>
>Robotic projects in the "conventional" sense:
>---------------------------------------------
>-Eric: SEEKER dual motor autonomous robomagellan bot,
>        w/GPS & digital compass, IR collision detection,
>        bump, sonar, optical sensors & encoders
>
>-Rick: R2D2 replica chassis in hand -achined aluminum,
>        satellite high-torque shoulder motors, replica
>        legs, plastic & aluminum parts
>
>-Nic G: BOEBOT robot dual wheel, skid steer servo
>         motor autonomous robot with sonar range
>         finder/guidance system
>
>-Bob C.: Big wheel dune buggy bots w/802.11
>          wireless tele presence and RC remote
>          control (TWO complete bots!)
>
>-Gray: omni-wheel triangular robo chassis w/ RC remote control
>
>-Vern: BoogieBot RC controlled mobile music chassis
>
>
>Robotic *Projects* incorporating microcontrollers,
>servos, motors, senors and user I/O (artistic,
>automated or autonomous):
>-------------------------------------------------
>-Vern: RoboSpinArt computer controlled paint system
>        with servos, audio systems, LED PWM lighting
>        solid state relays, Basic Stamp microcontroller
>
>-Paul/Vern/Rick/James/Ed: Hauntlights microcontroller
>  operated IR remote controlled PWM LEDs simulating flame
>
>-Vern: "XAR" 7-servo entertainment robot with dual articulated arms, end 
>effector, UV-LED display, and motor controller operated by Basic Stamp 
>Prop-1 board
>
>-Gray: Parallax Propeller powered OLED display demo board & HSS sound 
>system demos, multi-hundred LED wands with custom software
>
>-James: Minitramp-operated human interface device to computer
>
>-Denise/Vern/Kym/PY: Servo operated animatronic flower w/PWM LED petals
>
>-Vern: Thereping microcontroller based sonar-operated MIDI-driven ear 
>torture devices :) (published in Nuts ands Volts)
>
>-Eric: VR glove controlled robotic arm with video telepresense/feedback 
>system
>
>-Vern: Trainsaver microcontroller operated IR motion detecting, IR 
>position sensing, control system for model train (published in Nuts
>and Volts)
>
>-Eric/Ed: Babbling Head multimedia sculpture code re-write and upgrade 
>including porting code from MINISSC to PSC, porting head and DEC talk 
>code from LINUX to Win98, replacing servos and power supply.
>
>-Vern: Basic stamp based haunt controllers w/multiple solid states 
>relays, stereo serial controlled MP3 players and programmed response 
>triggers
>
>-Rick/Paul: Sisyphus microcontroller operated polar orbit robotic
>             arm sand art machine
>
>-Vern: Pinewood Derby basic stamp /servo controlled digital starting 
>gate system with "xmas tree" starting lights and LCD 
>instruction/feedback screen.
>
>-Marvin: Biomechanicals motor controlled, moving target IR blaster game
>
>-Eric/Vern/Hawgfly: Animatronic baby for NBC's "Friday Night Lights"
>
>Whew!:)
>
>Ok, well I'm sure I've forgotten or overlooked some projects but... that 
>makes 21 projects by my count... in 18 months... that works out to about 
>1 robotic project per month, EVERY month, for A YEAR AND A HALF.
>
>"waiting for the robotics to begin?" Seriously? :D
>
>I think we're a *fine* Robot Group! :)
>
>Vern
>
>PS: My apologies if I omitted any projects, feel free to chime in if I 
>left your project out! ;)
>
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