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Departments
06
Mind/Iron
New Products
19
Robotics Showcase
20
Events Calendar
66
Robo-Links
67
SERVO Webstore
81
Advertiser’s Index
PAGE 26
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Columns
08 Robytes
by Jeff Eckert
Stimulating Robot Tidbits
10 GeerHead
by David Geer
Robot250 Features BigBots
13 Ask Mr. Roboto
by Dennis Clark
Your Problems Solved Here
70 BasicBoard Robotics
by William Smith
Hardware Serial Port Adapter
73 Robotics Resources
by Gordon McComb
Getting Kids into Robotics
76 Appetizer
by Camp Peavy
RoboMagellan
78 Then and Now
by Tom Carroll
Robots — From Humanoid to Human Status
THE COMBAT ZONE ...
Features
22
BUILD REPORT:
Savage — Part 1
24
MANUFACTURING:
Combat Robot Drive Systems
27
Building Battery Packs Fit for Combat
31
PARTS IS PARTS:
Electronize Speed Controllers
Events
26 Results and Upcoming Competitions
32 Event Report:
Roaming Robots Goes to Qatar
Robot Profile
30
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10.2008
VOL. 6 NO. 10
PAGE 56
34
A Digital RF Datalink
by Fred Eady
When your robots need to
communicate, but can’t see each
other, short-distance signaling using
low-power RF solves the problem.
Features & Projects
52
The Pico ITX Johnny 5
Project
by Andrew Alter
Part 2 covers the concept and
implementation of PC-based robotics.
40
Getting Control With the
Propeller: Part 2
by David Carrier
Controlling servos.
56
RoboGames 2008
by Samuel Coniglio
This world class event continues to
not disappoint year after year.
44
Get a Starter Motor
Runnin’ in Your Robot
by Steven Schmitt
Auto starter motors are often
overlooked for use in robot building.
However, they make a good choice
for power since they are almost
always series wound, inexpensive,
and readily available.
60
External Interface for the
NXT Robotic Brick
by Dennis Bogden
Using Robot C software and
integrated circuits, you can inter face
your own sensors and actuators to
the NXT brick.
49
Counting on the Tried and
True Schmitt Trigger
by Margaret Toebes
See how one team at the North
Carolina Science Olympiad put this
classic circuit to work.
Due to extraterrestrial activity, the “Build the Ultimate
Robot” series by Michael Simpson will continue in the
November issue. We apologize for any inconvenience.
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