11.2009
VOL. 7 NO. 11
Features & Projects
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Show Your Robot How To Walk This Way
by John Blankenship and
Samuel Mishal
This realistic simulator lets you
experiment with walking algorithms
without destroying your bot
in the process.
Pneumatics
by Fred Eady
By the time you finish this article,
you’ll not only have a couple
relay/solenoid/LED driver circuits in
your pocket, you’ll be able to read
and interpret standard pneumatic
symbols, as well.
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A Robot and Its CheapBot-08 Controller — Part 1
by L. Paul Verhage
I’d like to do some experiments with
swarms of small robots acting
together to accomplish a task.
This requires a small microcontroller.
See how I utilized a PICAXE-08M
and built the cutest robot I’ve
ever created.
Taking a Walk on the Wild, Wild West Side of Technology
by Dan Wiseman
See how five regular guys created a
totally awesome, eight legged
all-terrain walker with a seat and
safety guards.
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