March 2010
Servo Magazine
Move Over Robo! There’s A New Bot In Town!
Features
From Brazil to San Francisco - Our Incredible RoboGames Experience
Brazilian combat robotics have never been the same for Team RioBotz, after they became acquainted with RoboGames in 2005.
Explore the New ZervoG Technology to Go RoboWireless
Now your grazing piece of iron can let you know if its battery voltage is low or you can use it as a roving interactive Web server.
Get Ready for RoboGames 2010!
Get inspired from 2009's event coverage.
Projects
Using a VEX Controller for Electronic Experiments
In this series of articles, you will perform simple experiments initially, then build to more elaborate VEX Projects.
GPS Navigation - Part 1
Give your bot some good direction so it can travel great distances with very little extra hardware.
Columns
Robytes
by Jeff Eckert
Robytes
Stimulating Robot Tidbits
GeerHead
by David Geer
The Ultimate Buzz Lightyear Programmable Robot
With seven motors, a microprocessor, and multiple sensors, your favorite Space Ranger is no slouch among modern, commercially available robots.
Ask Mr. Roboto
by Dennis Clark
Ask Mr. Roboto
Your problems solved here
An Introduction to Robotics
by Brennon Williams
An Introduction to Robotics
This new series of articles is aimed at the beginner — especially the teenager crowd — to help them better understand the fundamentals of robotics and engineering. This month, a few microcontrollers good for robotics are discussed.
Twin Tweaks
by Bryce Woolley, Evan Woolley
Pavlov’s Bots
The Roboni-i aims to revolutionize the electronics entertainment industry with its unique blend of a personality filled robot, structured game play, and an online world.
Then and Now
by Tom Carroll
A Closer Look at Personal Service Robots
This recession has hit all industries very hard and the robotics industry as a whole has felt the brunt of it, especially the service robot segment.
Combat Zone
Hot Stuff Heats Up ComBots Cup!
In my opinion, the only thing more fun to watch than two robots fighting it out in a bulletproof arena is watching two robots with a lot of animation battle it out.
Pattern Routing of Plastic Parts
The easy way to do these parts is to have them watercut by a company like Team Whyachi ([url=http://www.teamwhyachi.com]http://www.teamwhyachi.com[/url]), but if you need parts quickly and your time is cheap, then with a little careful design you can route the same parts using just a router and a pattern.
Pattern Routing of Plastic Parts
The easy way to do these parts is to have them watercut by a company like Team Whyachi ([url=http://www.teamwhyachi.com]http://www.teamwhyachi.com[/url]), but if you need parts quickly and your time is cheap, then with a little careful design you can route the same parts using just a router and a pattern.
Lipo Puffometer
Lithium polymer batteries are increasingly popular in robots. In combat bots, they are often abused to the point of failure with expensive and dangerous results.
The ComBots Cup 2009
Over the weekend of December 19-20, 2009, the ComBots Cup event was held in San Mateo, CA where combat robots ranging from one pound up to 220 pounds competed for honor and glory.
Outside the Box
Project Zoidberg was conceived when a motor delivery for one of our other robots arrived at my teammate’s house, containing a surprising ‘extra’ component. The sender had accidentally packed a pair of Team Delta18V Dewalt ‘power drive’ gear motors. These powerful, drill-based units looked too nice to send back, so a deal was arranged.