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Servo - March 2008
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Columns
08 Robytes by Jeff Eckert
Stimulating Robot Tidbits
10 GeerHead by David Geer
Pace Robotics Lab — Activevision
Robot Technology Captures
Sights in 3D
14 Twin Tweaks
by Bryce and Evan Woolley
Back to Basics: Why Turning RC Cars
into Robots Makes All the Difference
20 Ask Mr. Roboto by Pete Miles
Your Problems Solved Here
67 Dif ferent Bits
by Heather Dewey-Hagborg
Artificial Life — Part 1:
Introduction to Genetic Algorithms
72 Robotics Resources
by Gordon McComb
Robot Kits for Easier Robotics
78 Appetizer
by Allison F. Walton and Filomena Serpa
When Art and Servos Mix
79 Then and Now by Tom Carroll
Women of Robotics
This Month In
THE COMBAT ZONE ...
Features
28
The Holy Grail of Combat Robotics
Usable Melty Brain (Part 2)
Departments
06
Mind/Iron
19
Events Calendar
31
Manufacturing: Win With
Bulletproof Planetary Gearboxes
26
New Products
27
Robotics Showcase
65
Menagerie
Events
34
66
Robo-Links
75
SERVO Webstore
Results and Upcoming Competitions
82
Advertiser’s Index
35
Rumble at the Rock:
BotsIQ Gone Varsity
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Robot Profile
36
Dark Pounder
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Control of Power-Assist
Exoskeleton Robots With
Biological Signals
by Kzauo Kiguchi
Take a look at one soft computing
technology that hopes to help bring
exoskeleton robots to consumers.
Features & Projects
58
A More Versatile Robotic
Controller Using
RobotBASIC
by John Blankenship and
Samuel Mishal
RobotBASIC is a free programming
language known for its integrated
robot simulator. However, it also
can be used for nearly any control
application.
43
Reviving an Androbot BOB
by Robert Doerr
This time, BOB gets lots of cool stuf f
added to him, including a Handy
Board controller, H-bridge, power
distribution, and sonar boards.
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Building a Stepper Motor
Controller: Part 2
by Fred Eady
The preflight work from last month
will now be applied to create
controlled rotational movement
of a stepper motor shaft.
Designing and Building a
Robot From Scratch
by Brian Benson
This new series of articles will
take you through the entire
process of designing and
building a custom robot.
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