wall.” Her robot tattoo has earned her the name
“Gir Girl” among locals.
After a long day photographing cosplayers, I walked
across the street to find some dinner at the restaurants
surrounding the Plaza of the Americas ice-skating rink.
Along the way, a blue-haired catgirl complained that the
hotel never warns the restaurants of the impending A-Kon
crowds. Every year, nearby restaurants run out of food,
limiting the eating choices of hungry event participants.
As I sat at a table eating a fast food trans-fat burger,
I watched aliens, robots, and super-heroes wandering
through the crowds. A collection of space pirates skated
by on the ice. It’s a very different experience from the
average robot event I attend. There was no clear line
separating robot from human. A glimpse of the future
perhaps? SV
STEER WINNING ROBOTS
WITHOUT SERVOS!
Perform proportional speed, direction, and steering with
only two Radio/Control channels for vehicles using two
separate brush-type electric motors mounted right and left
with our mixing RDFR dual speed control. Used in many
successful competitive robots. Single joystick operation: up
goes straight ahead, down is reverse. Pure right or left twirls
vehicle as motors turn opposite directions. In between stick
positions completely proportional. Plugs in like a servo to
your Futaba, JR, Hitec, or similar radio. Compatible with gyro
steering stabilization. Various volt and amp sizes available.
The RDFR47E 55V 75A per motor unit pictured above.
www.vantec.com
Order at
(888) 929-5055
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