Published 2 Apr 2018

Robotic resources

\\ A page of bookmarks of useful looking robotic info. ======Motors and Servos====== =====Lubrication===== * Recommendations for nylon gears - use no lubrication. Others recommend "Labelle 106", "Molykote EM50", maybe "INOX MX6". * [[https://makezine.com/2016/09/15/skill-builder-lubricants/|4 Types of Lubricants and How to Use Them]] ===== Making servos ===== * DC motor servo driver chips - old: SN76604/SN28654=B654, ZN409, {{:electronic:datasheet:signetics:ne544.pdf|NE544}} {{:electronic:datasheet:signetics:ne544-1.pdf|1}}, newer: NJR2611, {{::electronic:datasheet:mitsubishi:m51660.pdf|M51660}}, M52461, M64611, {{electronic:datasheet:agamem:aa51880.pdf|AA51880}} * H-Bridge drivers - {{electronic:datasheet:stmicroelectronics:l298.pdf|L298}} * [[https://sound-au.com/articles/servos.htm|Hobby Servos, ESCs And Tachometers]] (AA51880 with external MOFET circuit) * [[https://www.robotshop.com/community/forum/t/m51660l-and-l298d-pin-connections-for-diy-rc-servo-motor-board/10461|m51660l and l298d connections for DIY servo]] * [[https://aishack.in/tutorials/servo-motors/|How servo motors work?]] * [[http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200009/Servos.html|Radio Control Servos and Speed Control]] * [[http://www.truetex.com/servomod.htm|Converting an Ordinary DC Motor to a Servomotor]] * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20081209094126/https://www.reprap.org/bin/view/Main/Magnetic_Rotary_Encoder_1_0|Magnetic Rotary Encoder v1.0]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/id/Make-your-own-low-cost-servo/|Make Your Own Low-cost Servo]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-Servo-Motor/|DIY Servo Motor]] * [[https://www.onsemi.com/pub/Collateral/MC33030-D.PDF|MC33030 DC Servo Motor Controller/Driver]] =====Motors===== * [[https://www.robotshop.com/community/blog/show/drive-motor-sizing-tutorial|Drive Motor Sizing Tutorial and calculator]] * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20100419074230/http://letsmakerobots.com/node/18633|Making a FET "H" bridge]] ======Robot arms====== * [[https://hackaday.io/project/2055-yarrm-7-dof-low-cost-robot-arm|Low cost robot arm]]. * [[https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/tolgadurudogan/a-chronicle-of-fails-401a59?ref=platform&ref_id=424_popular_part__&offset=45|Humanoid arm + hand made of wood]] * [[https://www.instructables.com/id/Robot-arm-from-a-desk-lamp-IKEA-Tertial-hack/|Robot Arm From a Desk Lamp]] * [[https://www.waitingforfriday.com/?p=156|Building a Robot Arm]] ====== Sensors ====== * [[http://www.robot-electronics.co.uk/i2c-tutorial|Using the I2C Bus]]. =====Beacons===== * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120701021304/http://letsmakerobots.com/node/32401|IR navigation beacons]] =====Camera===== * [[http://seat.massey.ac.nz/research/centres/SPRG/pdfs/2012_RITA_T4P-3.pdf|Intelligent Camera for Object Identification and Tracking]]. =====Infrared===== * [[https://www.robotshop.com/letsmakerobots/tags/ir?page=1|InfraRed robotic ideas]]. =====Ultrasonic===== * [[http://www.hexamite.com/hetheory.htm|Ultrasound and Microcontroller Applications]]. * [[https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/building-an-arduino-robot-part-v-avoiding-obstacles|Building an Arduino Robot]], Part V - Avoiding Obstacles. ====== Software ====== * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot_Operating_System|Robot Operating System (ROS)]], collection of software frameworks for robot software development. * [[http://www.ros.org/about-ros/|ROS]], Robot Operating System. * [[https://www.arduino.cc/en/Reference/RobotLibrary|Robot Library]] * [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simultaneous_localization_and_mapping|SLAM]], Simultaneous _localization and mapping. * [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Player_Project|Player Project]], project to create free software for research into robotics and sensor systems. * [[http://carmen.sourceforge.net/|Carmen Toolkit]], Carnegie Mellon Robot Navigation Toolkit. * [[https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/tinkersprojects/g-code-arduino-library-1a2bd6|G-Code library]] * [[http://www.robotoid.com/downloadable-program-code.html|The Code Store]], Robot Builder's code example store. * [[https://blog.miguelgrinberg.com/post/building-an-arduino-robot-part-iv-a-not-so-basic-robot-firmware|Building an Arduino Robot]], Part IV - Firmware. * [[http://www.ermicro.com/blog/?p=771|Basic Servo Motor Controlling with Microchip PIC Microcontroller]] - Light seeking behaviour ======Wheeled vehicles====== * [[https://diyodemag.com/projects/part_one_this_is_sam|SAM - Somewhat Autonomous Machine (Arduino)]] * [[http://homepages.engineering.auckland.ac.nz/~pxu012/mechatronics2016/group17.pdf|Autonomousl SLAM robot]] * [[https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/avirup_basu/autonomous-navigation-and-2d-mapping-0f91d3|Autonomous Navigation and 2D Mapping]] * [[https://www.robotshop.com/community/forum/t/any-schematic-design-for-brainless-no-pic-no-microcontroller-avoiding-obstacle-robot/8039|Brainless robot circuits]] * [[https://www.robotshop.com/letsmakerobots/any-schematic-design-brainlessno-picno-microcontroller-avoiding-obstacle-robot|Simple infrared obstacle avoiding robot control]]. * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20120525210905/http://letsmakerobots.com/user/1533/pages|Oddbot's LMR pages]] If any referenced page no longer exists, try looking for its URL on http://archive.org.\\ Robotshop.com incorporates LetsMakeRobots.com (LMR), GoRobotics.net, and Lynxmotion.net so if looking for links from Robotshop.com to old discussions you might need to hunt in the archives of those sites. ======Robot makers sites====== * [[https://web.archive.org/web/20150905052438/http://letsmakerobots.com/|letsmakerobots.com archive]] * [[https://hackaday.com/2015/09/25/lets-make-robots-changes-hands-kerfuffle-ensues/|lets make robots sold]] * [[https://www.robotshop.com/community/forum/c/letsmakerobots|robotshop letsmakerobots]] * [[https://www.robotrebels.org/|robotrebels.org]] \\ ----
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