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Usually when building a synchro drive, the power shaft that goes down through the middle of the turntable somtimes gives way in rough terrain. Using a Lego gear box, I have made the power shaft more capable. A pic showing the new setup is at: (URL) (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Changing URLs
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My website, www.marsrobot.com is changing URLs. The new URL is (URL) I changed the way the robot content is managed on my site while I was moving everything and I am afraid I may have broken a few referrer links. I will try to repair those as they (...) (25 years ago, 29-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Different motor speeds?
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(...) No two motors give the exact same power output. In order to overcome that you have the basic solution: you connect 1 motor to an differential, the power is divided over both wheels. A side-effect of this method, is that if one wheel has lesser (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Where to buy sensors etc in th UK?
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A newby question - as the subject says, things are going well and I need more of everything! Sensors, in particular a rotation sensor More motors Another differental casing Another pair of tracks and sprockets Are these available separately in the (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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| | Re: Line following program?
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Hi Robert, Line following is an interesting problem, and I don't want to ruin the fun of discovery for your son and you, but here are some hints: 1. Start with a robot design with differential drive (i.e. left and right side of the robot driven by (...) (25 years ago, 28-Dec-00, to lugnet.robotics)
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