electronics - Anthony Robertson

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Hackerbot: Now Open Source & for sale!

Hackerbot: Now Open Source & for sale!

A few months ago I was tipped off about an exciting beta release of a developer-friendly robot base called the Hackerbot. It's essentially a high-quality robo-vacuum base with some built-in sensors and a variable amount of additional hardware ( see the product lineup ) that serves as a platform for

Improved Balancing Robot

Improved Balancing Robot

Yes, there was an original balancing robot. I was curious about PID controllers. I lifted some generic balancing robot code for an Arduino and with a little adaptation and some cheap components I was able to build and tune something that would balance. It was adorable but had a lot

PRL: Integrated Test Fire #1

PRL: Integrated Test Fire #1

The hardware and software have come together, off the bench, for the first time! Initial tests of the launcher were fully-manual, and then later tested with a 12V battery use to power opening the valve. This test was the culmination of a lot of other things coming together and proved

Multimeter Maintenance

Multimeter Maintenance

Digital multimeters have an internal battey, and it turns out that it can affect the accuracy of your readings. If your DMM is more than a few years old, a fresh battery and quick calibration are easy maintenance tasks. How it Happened to Me I had some lipo cells that