Here at SuperDroid Robots we love to hear about how our robots and kits are being used. Whether it’s a tactical robot that’s keeping our men and women in uniform safe or a student project using one of our development platform kits. Tactical Robots One of our LT2 Bulldog Tactical Robots has been serving the Yolo […]
Pneumatics opens up a world of possibilities when it comes to robotics. You could write a book on applications of pneumatics but for now we will start with the basics. Knowing what you need is sometimes harder than knowing how it works. For this example we are going to control an air cylinder extend and […]
PID control (Proportional-Integral-Derivative) is a major building block of a robotic system. It provides a straight-forward method to precisely control a motor to perform a pre-determined action without the need for direct human control to adjust the machine. PID control is an algorithm that uses a determined error that can be used calculate the necessary […]
We recently listed three arms for sale on the website as stand-alone items. Two of them are heavy-duty arms that we use with our tactical robots. One of these is our HD2 Multi-Axis Arm (TP-702-000), a large 5-axis arm that we use with our HD2-S Mastiff. The other is our LT2 Multi-Axis Arm (TP-701-000), a […]
With many of our projects, we set them up with simple RC control for initial testing. This lets us verify the robot’s mechanical features and power distribution are functioning properly before implementing more advanced control methods and/or autonomy. We tend use Spektrum brand remotes and receivers for their ease of use and reliability. Depending on […]
So we wanted to make a simple remote control for a robot. We could have used a Spektrum remote, but they are kinda bid and clumsy and only one way comms. So in this tutorial we show how to hook up the nRF24L01 2.4GHz Wireless Transceiver Modules. The remote will have a simple analog 2-axis […]
Serial communication is a major backbone in embedded electronics and it is exceptionally common to have two embedded devices to talk to one another. For example, you may have one Arduino reading joysticks and sensors and another wired into a robot to command motors, servos, relays, etc. Today’s Tech Thursday will walk you through basic […]
Do you have a 3D printer? Try this to make higher quality parts with different materials that probably can’t print with your 3D printer. 3D printers are great for prototyping but when it comes to make a part that needs to be durable they usually struggle. You can, however, use them to print a mold […]
We’ve uploaded new example code for the Roboteq SDC2130 to our Github account. This example code demonstrates simple motor commands and ramping and was tested on our Programmable MLT-JR Development Robot (TP-220-002). If you have any questions or comments regarding the provided code example, let us know on the forums. Links: SDC2130 Example Code User […]