Robot Building Questions

Another Battery Question

Ok. so. If I am using 2 motors that run at 12vdc 1ah each, and I want to run them for 5 hours, do I need to get a 12v 5ah battery or a 12v 10ah battery?

For Rich

hey, Rich, I was wondering if you have Melvin hooked up to pass through "Siri" or "Fake Siri" or Wikipedia? I am not quite that good at programming where I can make that happen. But, the idea is that you ask the robot a question. He looks in the database and he finds that he does not have the answer. So, he hooks up to the web...

Advantages Of Programming?

Morning All Would anyone like to chime in on what the advantages are to using the programmer's version of EZ instead of the non-programmer one? I'm a total novice (research psychologist by trade) but am willing to learn C++ or another language. Thanks, Daniel

Motor Controller For This Motor Repost (Another Question)

So I asked awile ago what motor controller to use with this motor: www.servocity.com/html/60_rpm_precision_gear_motor.html Rich answered: "Looks like it's 1.0 Amp @ 12VDC so the 2.5A L298n H-Bridge will be OK for it." But I didn't ask what kind of battery I should use with it. What I need to know for the battery: What voltage What...

Question About Power

I will be running a windows7 or windows8 netbook for brains. I don't want to pull the netbook off the robot to power it up. Is there a way to tell the netbook from the bios to turn on? Once it is on and has windows, I can take it from there. I am thinking I could leave it running all the time and just tell it to sleep. But, if I could power it up...

How To Tell Different Model On Vuzix 920 Glasses

DJ i guess this is for you,i got mine in and want to make shore its the righ model #392TOOO11 is that the same model you have 920 VR go to vuzix website is has the box it came both boxes look the same and both have vga port you can get for it

Question About Hbridge

I don't remember, I think I asked this question B-4. I got many conflicting answers. I am building the Omni3000 robot. So far I have purchased an H-Bridge to control the left and right motors. DO I need an H-Bridge for each ARM? some say yes and some say no. Where do I go to find out for sure? Why can't I simply run the motor in the shoulders and...

Sabretooth And L298n Motor Controler Malfunction

Guys having a new issue. Got the Sabretooth to work and my L298N works with my Arms. But when I activate one of the arms either Left Right Up or Down. The Left Motor on the SabreTooth turns on full speed forward. I Have tried different Digital Pins and I have tried New connecter wires doesn't make a difference. One thing that may be of note is that...