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Posted by Wayne C. Gramlich on January 31, 2009, 2:45 pm
Too_Many_Tools wrote:
> In helping several schools with their robotic programs (Vex/Lego), I
> find myself looking for websites that robotic clubs have set up to
> show what they have done. My search is not limited to just the Vex/
> Lego sets...I am looking especially for homebuilts using a range of
> materials, processors and languages.
>
> Is there a listing of them?
>
> If not, could you post which ones you deem interesting?
I'm not sure that your average club web-site is going to actually
contain much information about member robots. Most club web sites are
dedicated to mundane issues like when and where, dues, etc. While
it makes a lot of sense to assume that the club will provide a web
page that shows each club member's robot, I am not aware of any
club sites that actually do that. If somebody is inclined to publish
some web pages about their robot, they tend to do so without invovlving
their local club.
It sounds like you are trying to move on from Lego/Vex. Is this
correct? Most custom robots are built out of a combination of
aluminum, plastic (mostly acrylic), and sometimes wood. The parts
are either scrounged from a junk yard or purchased from one of the
multitude of mail order robotics parts outfits on the net. A good
book to browse is Gordon McComb's "Robot Builders's Sourcebook" to
get some ideas the range of available parts and materials.
Personally, I mostly use angle aluminum (for brackets), foamed-PVC,
and HDPE plastic. I use my own electronics modules called RoboBricks2:
<http://gramlich.net/projects/rb2/index.html>
-Wayne
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> find myself looking for websites that robotic clubs have set up to
> show what they have done. My search is not limited to just the Vex/
> Lego sets...I am looking especially for homebuilts using a range of
> materials, processors and languages.
>
> Is there a listing of them?
>
> If not, could you post which ones you deem interesting?