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Remembering APOLLO 11
I knew there had to be an official NASA 40th Anniversary Website. Also a wonderful interview with Buzz Aldrin on C-Span. LINK
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EtherCat controls robots
by Charlie Demerjian at Semicon 2008: from semiaccurate.com July 19, 2009 IF YOU WANT to control devices that require precise, coordinated movements, protocols like TCP/IP have too much overhead and latency making life difficult or impossible. Luckily, a standard called … Continue reading
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Remembering APOLLO 11
Just found a wonderful website done by NASA commemorating the 30th Anniversary of Apollo 11 [wish I found it 10 years ago] Also, I find it rather fitting that Walter Cronkite died yesterday. I was brought up on both the … Continue reading
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Remembering APOLLO 11
Today in history, the Apollo 11 spacecraft started on it’s way to the moon. My personal belief is that the computer age would NOT have happened if the Apollo program never happened. So many advances in computers and computer electronics … Continue reading
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Perfect Robot Motors?
Just purchased: From MPJA. According to a second seller the motor goes 1/2 speed at 12v. Seems to be a perfect motor for a very simple robot base. Time will tell…..
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Researchers Develop Solid-State Quantum Processor.
From ASEE First Bell July 1, 2009 The New Haven Register (6/30, Stannard) reported, “A team of Yale University physicists has achieved a major advance toward creating an elusive superfast quantum computer that would assist research in fields such as … Continue reading
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Storming Robots Technology Learning Center hosts RoboeXpo in Somerset
[I wish more areas would do things like this!] by Somerset Reporter (Somerset, NJ) Saturday June 20, 2009, 9:33 AM As part of its continuing mission of furthering science and engineering education through hands-on robotics instruction, Storming Robots Technology Learning … Continue reading
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Lego NXT FAQ
Found a wonderful PDF on the Lego NXT here.
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