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By Crioa @ Mon, 2008-12-01 13:12

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I'm working hard on a arm with 2 axis without a gripper in the first version. that will interface with a pc or a cotroller pad with a lcd display 16x2.

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By MaltiK @ Tue, 2008-12-02 01:35
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You should check this

You should check this out:

 http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXUAJ3&P=FR

maybe reverse engineer it?  Looks very cheap, but full fuctionality is an idk.

Find the frequency it uses and buy a USB dongle for that frequency and write a VB or C# program that allows you to control the 2 (3?) axis control. Just my 2 cents

 

Err nevermind its wired... which is easier... 

By OddBot @ Wed, 2008-12-03 07:24
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That's the arm used by Junior

It's 5 axis. The wrist doesn't rotate, just up and down. It is easy to hack and good quality for the price.
By Crioa @ Wed, 2008-12-03 23:41
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I think is earlie to a usb

I think is earlie to a usb comm. I'm making a simple Operating System in C, nothing visual, and interface by the paralel port. When finished I'll upload the video. Thanks for the help.

By kankatee @ Thu, 2008-12-04 02:45
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Nice!

Nice! I look forward to seeing the finished product. I dig the ground up construction including the C-based OS.

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