Dr. Claw First Run

Well, I got the claw hooked up to my software. Here's the video. I also uploaded it onto youtube, where the quality really sucks, btw.

Now I've got to write some extra-custom software that will allow me to navigate to coordinates and manipulate objects. I also plan to integrate the Wii remote after that using the C# library. Shouldn't be too tough.

You'll notice that the shoulder joint isn't running yet. I'll be adding a geared stepper motor to the base (which already has the gears integrated as shown in a previous blog). I'll also need to make the shoulder a bit sturdier and add a servo reverser before that joint works.

The music is a new song I'm working on with Fuzil.

Optical Interruptor

Heres an example of how to make an optical interruptor for detecting position. This example uses a simple superbright LED and a light sensor. A black flag passes between these and the light change is detected by the microcontroller.

This is a component of the Harness Roller which was designed using C# and make controller for interfacing.

MC Animator

This video is about the makingthings microcontroller. It's a pretty cool little device.
I wrote this program to take advantage of all its inputs and outputs.

If you decide to run this program, make sure you have the controller connected up through ethernet, and that you get ethernet response over mcHelper.

the program and source are available at http://www.makingthings.com/Members/tunell.

The microcontroller costs about $110 and is AWESOME. I've been using it in a lot of my projects, and it's great! Don' t know how I ever survived without it.