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How to make your first robot


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Download this page and a couple of other relevant instructions in a nice full PDF-book-like-package Danish version Portuguese version French version   Read more
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Giger: Custom Humanoid Robot

Walking, Balancing, Competing in Mech Warfare
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First post here but figured I would share my most recent work; an EX-106+ servo based custom humanoid robot named Giger. This bot was designed in Autodesk Inventor, … Read more
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DAGU parts price list for LMR members only

By OddBot

2009-07-28 12:45
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Recently Dagu have been looking at ways of offering our products directly to LMR members to give LMR the best prices possible. We have recently found a courier service that offered reasonable rates world wide and I have now got a small list of robot accessories available. This price list is for LMR members only. All prices are in USD.

Contact Myself or Claudia if you wish to place an order. 

 

Note: from time to time I will correct or update this price list so please check it prior to placing an order to ensure you are looking at the latest list.

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"Wild Thumper" 6WD all terrain robot chassis

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It's Here! Now with Video of it in Action on dirt using 34:1 gearboxes and new videos going down and up stairs and over snow with 75:1 gearboxes. Now available in … Read more
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How to build your first robot - Part II - navigation


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This is Part II of How to build your first robot - tutorial. you can just take the cool navigation-code in here and have fun with it, or you can follow the whole … Read more
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Arduino RF Communication using RX & TX link Modules

RF communication link between two Arduinos

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This Tip/Walk-Through will guide you through a simple one way communication link between two Arduinos. The Project uses these RX/TX Radio Frequency (RF) Link … Read more
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Little 8

Very cheap but fun little beginners robot. It think' it has a brains within a Picaxe 8
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Edit: Check out this nice clone: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/8386 From building big, nasty, with large shovel, 2 cores, multiple sensors, soundsystem etc, I got … Read more
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IR compound eye

 Price: $5 USD

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I have posted some tip/walkthroughs on home made IR sensors for obstacle detection and later for motion tracking. Now DAGU proudly presents the IR compound eye. … Read more
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Walter 3.0


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Well, here we go... Please watch the video, it explains a lot.  ******Already an Update.... sigh****** I forgot to add some baby … Read more
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Yellow Drum Machine


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Would you like to build your own Yellow Drum Machine? Please read this. Read more
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Control your motors with L293D

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*********************************************************************************************** update 26/4/09 … Read more
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28 pin Project Board (AXE020), Picaxe for dummies


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Update: Elliot just wrote that you could use a better motor driver for the board. I have not had the chance to test it myself yet, but it sounds very interesting … Read more
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CNC machine v2.1 - aka "Valkyrie Reloaded"

Cuts shapes with better precision then me :D
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Pictures:  - the front   - the back - left - right - the power unit - and some closeups here and there Read more
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Edward

Avoid obstacles... look cute... lots of programming to be done.
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update: added code (older version 1.1) as attachment update: Frontplate is mounted. Turned the IR sensors. Lost the abiity to detect cliffs :(    This is my … Read more
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Once you've decided on batteries, how do you regulate the voltage?

Regulate voltages in your robot.

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Recently I've noticed some people are a bit unsure of how to regulate their robots batteries and since there was a tip/walkthrough on batteries recently I though … Read more
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CNC Machine -- Valkyrie-Clone CNC

Cut, engrave and drill using GCODE scripts
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Old pic: http://letsmakerobots.com/files/clone_cnc_closeup_1500px.jpg TinHead's Original: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/9006 Vector Drawings: … Read more
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How to be very happy when communicating serial wireless low tech

Updated with Bonus tip! You can "easily" hook up some cheap UHF / FM whatever units to make 2 MCU's talk wireless by serial. But you need to learn some stuff, this is what I learned :)

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Since I discovered this: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/5916  all has changed! I was blind, but now I can see. And I can program! On Picaxe, in order to send … Read more
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Basic electronics explained in cool informative way

By Gareth

2009-11-12 20:52
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Basic electronics explained in cool informative way, including simple electronic experiments.

Videos as follows:- (links are URL)

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Using a PEM (Hydrogen) Fuel Cell

Basic instructions on how to add one of the most commonly available fuel cells to your next project.

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Fuel cells! Power source of the future! Ever thought it would be cool to have one of these things powering your next big project? Well now you can, because I'm … Read more
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