We're adding more and more from our Active Tech Calgary store lineup to our website. This week, NTE's line of head-shrink tubing, and Hammond Enclosures. This reflects what we have presently on hand in the store, which we're now able to bring to you via the website! We realize that with the new dataload our […]
Solar-powered hopping robots? It's been ...
Dave Hrynkiw
May 21, 2008
Actually, it's been done, but not this nicely. Those guys at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have a nice report on their "microglider" project. They do some fine work!
Bah. That picture is too small! Let's look at a BIG one!
Ooo! And they have more big pictures here! This one is nice - it shows the mechanics on the oher side. (Don't you love the intarwebs?)
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GM Motors used in humanoid arm
Here's a link to a neat project featuring our GM gear motors in several spots in a humanoid arm mechanism. Very cool! Read More...
Yoicks! Lotsa new stuff!
Well, the pile of stuff we've just got in finally fell on me, forcing me to deal with it. Got some neat new stuff!: GMTT Traction tires for our GMPW and SW wheels. Ideal for mini-sumo robots! GMWW02 Wheel Watcher Encoder kits for the GM2/3/8/9 series gear motors, and GMWWS spacers (needed for GM2 & […]
Interesting Mini-sumo build
This mini-sumo design by Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin features our wheels, and one of our favourite building materials, Sintra. We can't laser-cut sintra (PVC=bad stuff when burned), but milling it works well, as this builder shows. The asymmetric motor layout works, as proven by this contest-winning design (scroll to the bottom of the page).
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