Robotics Society of Southern California - Robot Mechanics http://rssc.org/taxonomy/term/6/0 en Pick-up-the-can January 2008 http://rssc.org/pick-can-january-2008 <div class="field field-type-date field-field-contest-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2008-01-12</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-past-competition-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_past_competition_image" width="530" height="281" alt="" src="http://rssc.org/sites/default/files/200801-03.jpg?1292185106" /> </div> </div> </div> <p> <span class="\&quot;Apple-style-span\&quot;" font-size:="" line-height:="" style="">RSSC Can Following Competition &nbsp;(Robots must navigate to pick up a soda can, pick it up, and then navigate&nbsp;back to their initial position.</span></p> <p><a href="http://rssc.org/pick-can-january-2008" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Robot Mechanics Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:22:07 +0000 admin 207 at http://rssc.org Pick-up-the-can August 2009 http://rssc.org/pick-can-august-2009 <div class="field field-type-date field-field-contest-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2009-08-08</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-past-competition-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_past_competition_image" width="1200" height="900" alt="" src="http://rssc.org/sites/default/files/100_8360.JPG?1292180185" /> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p> by Jef Mangelschots</p> <p><a href="http://rssc.org/pick-can-august-2009" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Robot Mechanics Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:22:07 +0000 admin 211 at http://rssc.org Pick-Up-The-Can April 2010 http://rssc.org/pick-can-april-2010 <div class="field field-type-date field-field-contest-date"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2010-04-10</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-past-competition-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_past_competition_image" width="900" height="1200" alt="" src="http://rssc.org/sites/default/files/pickupcan2010.jpg?1292050685" /> </div> </div> </div> <p></p><p><a href="http://rssc.org/pick-can-april-2010" target="_blank">read more</a></p> Robot Mechanics Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:22:06 +0000 admin 201 at http://rssc.org Basics of Soldering http://rssc.org/content/basics-soldering <p> by Arthur Ed LeBouthillier</p> <p> This article appeared in the <a href="http://www.rssc.org/sites/default/files/newsletter/oct99.pdf" target="_blank">October 1999 issue of The Robot Builder</a></p> <p> Soldering is the use of a low-melting point, conducting alloy in order to create a mechanical and electrical joint. Notice that there are two important connection aspects: mechanical AND electrical; a good solder joint provides both.</p> <p><a href="http://rssc.org/content/basics-soldering" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://rssc.org/content/basics-soldering#comments Hardware Robot Mechanics Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:54:09 +0000 mangelschots 135 at http://rssc.org W. Grey Walter and his Turtle Robots http://rssc.org/content/w-grey-walter-and-his-turtle-robots <p> by Arthur Ed LeBouthillier</p> <p> This article appeared in the <a href="http://www.rssc.org/sites/default/files/newsletter/may99.pdf" target="_blank">May 1999 issue of &quot;The Robot Builder&quot;</a></p> <p> &nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://rssc.org/content/w-grey-walter-and-his-turtle-robots" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://rssc.org/content/w-grey-walter-and-his-turtle-robots#comments Hardware Robot Mechanics Robot Programming Wed, 14 Jul 2010 19:45:20 +0000 mangelschots 103 at http://rssc.org Optical Rotation Encoder on an R/C Servo http://rssc.org/content/optical-rotation-encoder-rc-servo <p> By Art LeBouthillier</p> <p> This article was published in the <a href="http://www.rssc.org/sites/default/files/newsletter/mar99.pdf" target="_blank">March 1999 issue of The Robot Builder</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://rssc.org/content/optical-rotation-encoder-rc-servo" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://rssc.org/content/optical-rotation-encoder-rc-servo#comments Hardware Robot Mechanics Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:40:13 +0000 mangelschots 101 at http://rssc.org