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Propeller Robotics Examples

SMDSMD Posts: 3
edited 2007-10-05 05:17 in Propeller 1
Howdy All,

I'll be giving a presentation on the propellor this Saturday for the Portland Area Robotics Society. What I'd like to do as part of my presentation is share some of the latest Propeller robotics uses and applications.

Anybody have some interesting and inspirational Propellor Robots to share?

I'd love to hear other suggestions on possible demos and other things to show at the meeting. I have a demo board and a propstick, so I'm limited to examples that do not require an SD card.

So how 'bout it? What's the latest and greatest state of the art Prop examples to impress and woo robot builders?

Thanks!

Steve

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  • rjo_rjo_ Posts: 1,825
    edited 2007-10-04 01:21
    My favorites are:

    1. Parallax's leg breaking new hybrid. I personally would prefer to break a few arms... but maybe Parallax is right: Chop them off at the knees.

    2. There was a series video's of showing a catapault built on a truck, a model airplane dropping powder bags at a target, and a sailboat. I forget the author... I'll look tonight.

    3. I know there are rocket controllers built around the Prop but I haven't seen any video's.

    4. Graham Stabler has done all kinds of stuff... and has posted a video of a flat bed printer mod...

    5. There are a couple of CNC mills ... and I think there are some videos.

    I personally think that the demo that comes with the demo board is fabulous... and then you have to remind everyone that every cog is video capable.

    There was also a huge LED display video... but again my brain has filtered the names and dates on all of this stuff.

    Links guys?

    Rich
  • rjo_rjo_ Posts: 1,825
    edited 2007-10-04 01:34
    I left out one of my favorites... and that would be the Overlay Board by Bean (Hitt Consulting).
    With this ... you can put a camera on your bot... and then have either data or a virtual cockpit overlaid onto the video.
    Absolutely the snazziest way to drive a bot around on this planet... also has an option for GPS.

    Links to videoz? Come-on guys!!!

    Rich
  • Fred HawkinsFred Hawkins Posts: 997
    edited 2007-10-04 01:47
    my favorite, still, is the OSD Drone demo: http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=25&m=202781
  • Fred HawkinsFred Hawkins Posts: 997
    edited 2007-10-04 01:51
    Andy's comparison clip of PID's improvement on range sensing: http://forums.parallax.com/forums/attach.aspx?a=12249

    It's a prop driven bot, by the way. Be sure to point out how many i/o pins are still available. (>12 is my guess)

    Post Edited (Fred Hawkins) : 10/4/2007 1:56:17 AM GMT
  • rjo_rjo_ Posts: 1,825
    edited 2007-10-04 03:39
    Found one.

    Cars, Boats, and airplanes.

    http://67.15.245.144/portfolio/navcom_ai/nav_files.html

    nice downloads too!
  • rjo_rjo_ Posts: 1,825
    edited 2007-10-04 03:42
    I'm on a roll!

    http://67.15.245.144/portfolio/navcom_ai/nav_files.html

    CNC 3 axis plotter.
  • rjo_rjo_ Posts: 1,825
    edited 2007-10-04 03:45
    and Bean's overlay... http://forums.parallax.com/forums/default.aspx?f=25&m=157532

    I can't find the video showing a virtual cockpit overlay.

    Help!
  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2007-10-04 03:54
    Mention BoeBotBasic. There are a couple of sample programs included for autonomous BoeBot wandering ... nothing fancy.
    There's a thread with some pictures and other information here http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=635533.
  • Fred HawkinsFred Hawkins Posts: 997
    edited 2007-10-04 07:06
    You needed to read the first message in the OSD Drone. He gives the link:

    Then there's the Propeller Professor, who just might be deSilva:

    Ken gracy's big outdoor bot:
  • JoeCreateJoeCreate Posts: 36
    edited 2007-10-04 09:05
    Here is my "ServerBot".· Built on an iRobot Create and powered by a Propeller Proto Board.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZIrtu6kcgk

    My web site has more details, including a link to the instructables.com page showing how to make your own.· Complete with·instructions for connecting the Proto Board to the Create for basic functionality and beyond.
    Not as fancy or complicates as many projects here, but it looks nice and is functional and very flexible starting-point.
  • Joe "Bot" RedJoe "Bot" Red Posts: 81
    edited 2007-10-04 16:28
    My humble· Lynxmotion Hexapod...· :-)

    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=659762
  • SMDSMD Posts: 3
    edited 2007-10-05 05:14
    Wow, this is all incredibly helpful!

    Thanks so much for your time and replies.

    I'll let y'all know how the presentation goes [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    S
  • MightorMightor Posts: 338
    edited 2007-10-05 05:17
    Do you think you could post the slides (if you're making any, that is) on the forum after you're done with your presentation so we can have a look at them? [noparse]:)[/noparse]

    Thanks,
    Mightor

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