Robo Bot Nick

Just a simple test of the Phidgets LV Motor Kit (2007) on an iMac.

Short demo of Phidgets used in the UDK.

Testing the durability of the Vex parts system kit motors for power threshold torque and endurance. Plano West Senoir High School Robotics team.
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Erector Robot – 4.5V Drill / Motor – PC

• Power tool included which converts to a motor to provide motion to the model
• Includes pre-programmed sounds and movements for added value
• USB Cable included which can be attached to the power tool/motor and a computer for downloading
• Features the new construction method for Speed Play which allows for quicker assembly
• Builds 6 different models

Erector’s Speed Play sets feature a new construction method that makes it quicker and easier to put things together – which means more time for using your new creations. You use the included power tool to speed up the building process. Then, when your robot is finished, the power tool converts into the robot’s motor. The robot comes preprogrammed with sounds and movements, and you also get instructions and a USB cable for downloading more robot sounds and movements from your home computer. Set o

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List Price: $ 129.99

Price: $ 60.00

This is a small project I have been working on to control a vex motor and eventually a full blown robot from the computer via a joystick. It uses a basic Saitek joystick hooked up to a custom C# program which gets the axis and button values from it via directx directinput. The values are then scaled to 0 to 180 and sent out over serial to the arduino in much the same manner that my serial controlled stepper motor worked. When the arduino receives the instructions it then extracts the value and sets the motor to the value (speed). It can also work for a servo motor by simply changing the cable. This system will soon be deployed a robot similar to by bluetooth tank but it will have a live video feed on the computer screen and it will be controlled via a joystick instead of keys!!! Here is the source code, download the arduino joystick code for the code that was on the arduino, and the working joystick test for the C# code. code.google.com You should check out this tutorial which got me started, I give full credit to the author for the sample code I used. www.codeproject.com Keep in mind you have to download the directx SDK which is about 600mb the link is in the tutorial above.
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