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Just finished making my Hexbug Spider Line Following Hack.

I got most the hack of the Hexbug Spider done last night, but broke one of the battery wires where it connected to the board. I checked the robot out by holding the wire to where it connects to the board, and the robot moved, so I figured all I needed to do was to solder it back onto the board, then aim the infared sensor and led. But it was late and decided to go to bed and finish it today.

I got back to it this afternoon and managed to solder the wire onto the board. I…

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Added by Donald King on March 26, 2013 at 12:37am — No Comments

Controlling Four RC Servos From Your Android Phone, Tablet, or iPhone

The EMGRobotics Audio Dual Servo Controller Board connects your iPhone/iPad or Android device to four servos (two servos for the left channel and two servos for the right channel) via the headphone jack. …

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Added by eric gregori on March 14, 2013 at 11:48pm — No Comments

Building an Android Basic Programmable Tank for Less Than $50.00

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Added by eric gregori on March 3, 2013 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Avnet Announces Embedded Vision Starter Kit - Add Computer Vision to Your Robots Without a PC

Yesterday Avnet released a board that will fill a huge hole in the hobbyist robotics community. The Avnet FinBoard or Embedded Vision Starter Kit ( http://news.avnet.com/index.php?s=20295&item=126687 ) has a built-in camera connected to a dual-core 500Mhz BlackFin…

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Added by eric gregori on February 27, 2013 at 12:00am — No Comments

Using the EMGRobotics Robot Controller for Android

The EMGRobotics Robot Controller for Android is a computer vision based smartphone application design to work with the EMGRobotics Audio Dual Motor Controller Board (ADMCB) and the EMGRobotics Audio Dual Servo Controller Board (ADSCB). The ADMCB and the…

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Added by eric gregori on February 25, 2013 at 3:13am — No Comments

Generating Audio Tones Using Android

To control the EMGRobotics Audio Dual Motor Controller Board (ADMCB ) and the EMGRobotics Audio Dual Servo Controller Board (ADSCB) you need to generate tones between the frequencies of 1000hz to 10000hz.

This is easily done in Android using the AudioTrack class. The AudioTrack class lets you play pcm data from a memory buffer. PCM is un-encoded audio. It is very easy to produce pure tones in PCM using…

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Added by eric gregori on February 18, 2013 at 8:26am — No Comments

Build a Low-Cost Smartphone Based Robot Tank Using the EMGRobotics Audio Dual Motor Controller Board (ADMCB)

This project can be built for around $50.00.

The EMGRobotics Smartphone Tank roams your desk using computer vision software running on your phone

The Smartphone based robot tank…

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Added by eric gregori on January 25, 2013 at 9:30pm — No Comments

The EMGRobotics Audio Dual Motor Controller Board (ADMCB) - Use your Smartphone to Move the World

As a roboticist, the modern day smartphone gets me very excited. The combination of multi-core high performance CPU's, high tech sensors, powerful cameras, and free development tools make the modern smartphone a perfect robot brain.

Sensor in a Modern…

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Added by eric gregori on January 14, 2013 at 12:30pm — 1 Comment

Pumping Station One - A great group of hackers

www.pumpingstationone.org…

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Added by eric gregori on January 12, 2013 at 4:00am — 4 Comments

Hacking the Hexbug™ Spider XL to Add Computer Vision Using a Smartphone

You can download the PDF of these instructions by clicking here.

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Added by eric gregori on January 7, 2013 at 10:00pm — 2 Comments

Who Will be the First to Demonstrate OpenCV Running on the New Samsung Galaxy Camera?

http://www.samsung.com/us/photography/digital-cameras/EK-GC100ZWAATT?cid=ppc-

The Samsung Galaxy Camera (EK-GC100) is a 1.4Ghz Quad-Core portable…

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Added by eric gregori on December 1, 2012 at 8:20pm — 1 Comment

EMGRobotics Audio Servo Controller (ASC)

Controlling RC servos using a smartphone or tablet has never been easier (or cheaper ) than with the EMGRobotics Audio Servo Controller ( ASC ). Simply insert the ASC's 3.5mm male audio plug into your smartphone, tablet, or PC and start controlling up to two servos with digital precision.

You can purchase your ASC at www.EMGRobotics.com for only $10.95 (or $12.95 with optional battery holder and switch).…

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Added by eric gregori on November 25, 2012 at 7:09pm — No Comments