bots IN BRIEF (01.2020)
Interesting TidBits From The Robot World.
2020 Issue-1
Servo Magazine
Features
Experimenting with Walking Robots — Walking Up and Down Hills
Create a robot that can navigate inclines as easily as level terrain.
Goal Prediction Using AI
Use AI and machine learning algorithms to study and predict if a soccer goal will be scored or not.
Meet Bot Ross
Can’t draw? Have a robot turn an image from your computer into an accurate sketch.
Versatile Stepper Control
Here’s a technique that borrows from Direct Digital Synthesis to control multiple stepper motors at almost any step rate.
Laser Alignment System for Your CNC Router
A simple solution for spot-on center alignment of workpieces.
Alpha-Writer: A Computer-Controlled Letter Writing Robotic Arm
Let a robot do your writing for you.
Grant Imahara Eulogy
Grant Imahara was so much more than just a shining star.
Projects
Building a Linear Actuator
Roll your own actuators and save some money.
Combat Zone
Building a Better Box
Every serious combat robot builder should have a test box.
Stepping Stones — The Story of Thunder Child
My evolution in both skills and robot design.
Bringing About the Apocalypse
The evolution of a 3 lb bot.
Departments
New Products (01.2020)
■ HARDWARE ■ SOFTWARE ■ GADGETS ■ TOOLS
An Analog Artifact Worthy of Your Robotics Toolkit
by Bryan Bergeron
Here’s why you need a Simpson 260 VOM.
Connected Cars — A Fast Brewing World in Automotive
by Abhinav Kumar
Connected cars have become a hot space to follow.