Erco....Thanks for the Sersor code for Basic Stamp2, I'm going to start learning the Propeller chip; cant pass up this great project. Parallax has a great community and service.
Well, I detect a newcomer to the forums! Welcome to the forums, Mike4421. You've already encountered Erco, the manager of the Plywood Prototype and BASIC Stamp 2 Developer's Club. . . I forgot his actual position around here but he has several of them: Provider of Great eBay Deals, Robots in the News Columnist, Manager of Two Little Kids, etc. And he lives somewhere near you.
Enjoy being part of the group. Don't be concerned about posting questions. There are lots of really smart people around here who will answer you with another question, but with a bit of patience you'll get to your answer and discover many new abilities along the way.
Testing videos to come - we gonna drop it, we're gonna crash it, and we're gonna ride it :-)
-Matt
I had a perfectly functional Madeusa robot with XBee controller for such purposes, but I took two days off only to find that it had several necessary pieces (wheels) removed by somebody. Now we're going to build a perfectly good robot just to destroy it.
Nobody knows how difficult it is to keep demos running at Parallax. Is this test going to be like the destructive landing gear test for my quadcopter? I wound up having the most horrific crash ever that afternoon. It wasn't easy cutting throttle ten feet in the air, watching it drop to the ground. Haven't flows since!
Now we're going to build a perfectly good robot just to destroy it.
Oh, ye of little faith! Trust me, my young Padawan.
I wound up having the most horrific crash ever that afternoon. It wasn't easy cutting throttle ten feet in the air
Just to be clear: "It wasn't easy cutting throttle ten feet in the air" means that it WAS NOT a landing gear failure - it was either:
a) a conscious decision by the Pilot, or
b) Pilot error.
Oh, ye of little faith! Trust me, my young Padawan.
Just to be clear: "It wasn't easy cutting throttle ten feet in the air" means that it WAS NOT a landing gear failure - it was either:
a) a conscious decision by the Pilot, or
b) Pilot error.
The Defense rests...
-Matt
No, no. The landing gear was supposed to be the insurance policy for situations (a) or (b). When required to function, the landing gear was supposed to bounce the quadcopter like this: boing, boing, boing and not like this: slam, crack! You must not have received the memo from management stating the design requirements and purpose of the landing gear.
Honestly, probably quite a bit, maybe $100 or north with a few more ten-spots. We're making an expensive product this time and we need to recover some engineering design investment in the first year of sales.
I wound up having the most horrific crash ever that afternoon. It wasn't easy cutting throttle ten feet in the air, watching it drop to the ground. Haven't flows since!
Get back on that horse and ride!
There is nothing else for it, You will have to adjust your short pants, put all the stuff back into your purse, and fly again, right away!
Just close your eyes next time...
So sorry. I understood "Landing Gear" to mean "Landing Gear".
In your memo, "Landing Gear" must have meant "Air Bag" - my mistake.
-Matt
Hello Matt,
Although you have to be EXTREMELY careful with them, I've already used airbags on a robot before. I had two on an old Battlebot. That Parallax Relay board you sell would work out well for triggering them. Just use one of the relays to put 12V or 24V to the back of the airbag and off it goes. Obviously you need to take appropriate precautions, safety gear, etc but it is impressive. DON'T TRY IT AT HOME. FYI. the airbags from 1980's Chrysler vehicles seemed plentiful at the boneyard and they were pretty cheap compared to ones for other cars.....
Anyway, I too am looking forward to the Eddie board for a robot project. If you need to send some out for testing/feedback from earlier adopters where do I sign up??
Well I was thinking that the stingray is 150 and if the board was 150 I would buy one of each.So I could venture into spin robotics.Even if it was a package deal.Seperatly it could be sold for 200.
FYI. the airbags from 1980's Chrysler vehicles seemed plentiful at the boneyard and they were pretty cheap compared to ones for other cars.....
I was watching a guy driving a brand new Dodge Spirit (sometime around 1990) as he pulled into the front parking space of my building. Just as he was getting ready to get out, the car casually rolled into the concrete wall... at all of 3 or 4 mph. It actually triggered the airbag in his steering wheel! He didn't even hit the building hard enough to fully collapse his bumper! The funny thing was after it happened, all he asked for was a knife... to which he then proceeded to cut it out and promptly drove away. I never saw my knife again.
When are the IR sensor and the Eddie Propeller Controller Board going to become available as individual components now that a complete Eddie is available?
Yes. The mount kits will include the necessary hardware too.
-Matt
Hi Matt,
Thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated as you have indicated, all of you are dead tired and deserve some well deserved sack time!
Keep up the good work. Looking foreward to the purchase of an Eddie Propeller Control Board!
Regards,
TCIII
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Well, I detect a newcomer to the forums! Welcome to the forums, Mike4421. You've already encountered Erco, the manager of the Plywood Prototype and BASIC Stamp 2 Developer's Club. . . I forgot his actual position around here but he has several of them: Provider of Great eBay Deals, Robots in the News Columnist, Manager of Two Little Kids, etc. And he lives somewhere near you.
Enjoy being part of the group. Don't be concerned about posting questions. There are lots of really smart people around here who will answer you with another question, but with a bit of patience you'll get to your answer and discover many new abilities along the way.
Sincerely,
Ken Gracey
I had a perfectly functional Madeusa robot with XBee controller for such purposes, but I took two days off only to find that it had several necessary pieces (wheels) removed by somebody. Now we're going to build a perfectly good robot just to destroy it.
Nobody knows how difficult it is to keep demos running at Parallax. Is this test going to be like the destructive landing gear test for my quadcopter? I wound up having the most horrific crash ever that afternoon. It wasn't easy cutting throttle ten feet in the air, watching it drop to the ground. Haven't flows since!
Ken Gracey
And by Ambassador erco!
Welcome to the Forums Mike4421!
-Matt
Just to be clear: "It wasn't easy cutting throttle ten feet in the air" means that it WAS NOT a landing gear failure - it was either:
a) a conscious decision by the Pilot, or
b) Pilot error.
The Defense rests...
-Matt
No, no. The landing gear was supposed to be the insurance policy for situations (a) or (b). When required to function, the landing gear was supposed to bounce the quadcopter like this: boing, boing, boing and not like this: slam, crack! You must not have received the memo from management stating the design requirements and purpose of the landing gear.
How much do you want to pay?
Honestly, probably quite a bit, maybe $100 or north with a few more ten-spots. We're making an expensive product this time and we need to recover some engineering design investment in the first year of sales.
Ken Gracey
There is nothing else for it, You will have to adjust your short pants, put all the stuff back into your purse, and fly again, right away!
Just close your eyes next time...
-Tommy
I am with W9GFO. I had figured somewhere between $150 and $200 which is not bad for all that functionality on one board!
Regards,
TCIII
So sorry. I understood "Landing Gear" to mean "Landing Gear".
In your memo, "Landing Gear" must have meant "Air Bag" - my mistake.
-Matt
Hello Matt,
Although you have to be EXTREMELY careful with them, I've already used airbags on a robot before. I had two on an old Battlebot. That Parallax Relay board you sell would work out well for triggering them. Just use one of the relays to put 12V or 24V to the back of the airbag and off it goes. Obviously you need to take appropriate precautions, safety gear, etc but it is impressive. DON'T TRY IT AT HOME. FYI. the airbags from 1980's Chrysler vehicles seemed plentiful at the boneyard and they were pretty cheap compared to ones for other cars.....
Anyway, I too am looking forward to the Eddie board for a robot project. If you need to send some out for testing/feedback from earlier adopters where do I sign up??
Robert
"He who signs the paychecks is never misunderstood."
I was watching a guy driving a brand new Dodge Spirit (sometime around 1990) as he pulled into the front parking space of my building. Just as he was getting ready to get out, the car casually rolled into the concrete wall... at all of 3 or 4 mph. It actually triggered the airbag in his steering wheel! He didn't even hit the building hard enough to fully collapse his bumper! The funny thing was after it happened, all he asked for was a knife... to which he then proceeded to cut it out and promptly drove away. I never saw my knife again.
Bill
When are the IR sensor and the Eddie Propeller Controller Board going to become available as individual components now that a complete Eddie is available?
Regards,
TCIII
As soon as we get some sleep! Maybe as early as later this week?
-Matt
Regards,
TCIII
-Matt
Thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated as you have indicated, all of you are dead tired and deserve some well deserved sack time!
Keep up the good work. Looking foreward to the purchase of an Eddie Propeller Control Board!
Regards,
TCIII