#robotics Logs

Oct 27 2011

00:05 home lol
00:05 home I realized that there is 63 people in this channel :P, doesnt seem that active.
08:58 rue_mohr thats cause nobody talks about what their doing
09:00 Steffanx So what are you doing?
09:09 rue_mohr all sorts of things
09:09 rue_mohr best right now is making a pneumatic musle servo
09:09 rue_mohr if (force > 0) {
09:09 rue_mohr //!!!???!!! adjust pulse forward
09:09 rue_mohr } else if (force < 0) {
09:09 rue_mohr //!!!???!!! adjust pulse backward
09:09 rue_mohr }
09:11 Steffanx Waow
09:11 rue_mohr I havn't sorted out the 4 states of the 2 timers
09:11 rue_mohr Steffanx, did you see the youtube videos?
09:12 rue_mohr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-WgzH-UZgM
09:13 rue_mohr avr with ~few ms pulses to a washing machine valve
09:14 rue_mohr oh yea, the octopod for battlebots was supposed to be pneumatic
09:20 Steffanx :D
09:34 home yo
09:35 Steffanx With a banjo
09:35 home rue_mohr, benefits of pneumatics?
09:36 rue_mohr FAST
09:36 rue_mohr CHEAP
09:36 rue_mohr and pretty strong
09:40 theBear that's me !
09:42 parag0n robots eh
09:42 parag0n http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEZNEW5V4ZU
09:42 parag0n my latest, currently its bluetooth controlled, but its designed to be a micormouse maze colver
09:43 home i need to be able to design robots
09:43 home and then program them fast
09:43 home haha
09:43 home so far did not have much time to practice C++ :/
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18:06 zhanx_laptop pipe burst in the barracks and flooded it
18:06 Steffanx He
19:56 zhanx rue_mohr home yet?
19:58 rue_mohr no
19:58 zhanx https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pos0RT8TuUA/Tqn7GhtiLMI/AAAAAAAAC18/TNxl3iW75z8/s720/DSC_6614.JPG
19:59 zhanx barracks flooded
19:59 zhanx crew came out to clean the barracks for us after the 4"'s of water left
20:00 zhanx after my soldiers helped me put out the fire i saw this https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Lx6tb-QSfC0/Tqn7LVkrB9I/AAAAAAAAC30/6iGHxL8aw_M/s720/DSC_6610.JPG
20:00 zhanx then these guys showed up
20:00 zhanx https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-40oco8BKEi8/Tqn7Kz-wsPI/AAAAAAAAC3s/hp_3ywpBKeg/s720/DSC_6609.JPG
20:06 Tom_itx zhanx
20:06 Tom_itx http://tom-itx.dyndns.org:81/~webpage/emc/small_probe7_small.jpg
20:07 Tom_itx untested
20:34 rue_mohr zhanx, did they send the military to help with the flooding?
20:34 rue_mohr :)
20:35 rue_mohr zhanx, first pic, smoke detector isn't attached to hte cieling properly
20:36 rue_mohr it looks like it started in the passanger footwell
20:36 zhanx ok military police statement done
20:37 zhanx and rue the gen in the truck started it
20:37 rue_mohr did you tel them about the smoke detector not properly attached?
20:37 zhanx exhust fumes
20:37 rue_mohr hah
20:37 rue_mohr its not a compressor... damn
20:37 zhanx i'll fix the smoke detector
20:38 rue_mohr DONT USER YOUR BOOT!
20:38 zhanx lol
20:38 rue_mohr so the place flooded when the gen caught fire and the pump stopped?
20:38 zhanx no
20:38 zhanx the place flooded when a pipe burst
20:39 zhanx the clean up crew came in an thier truck caught on fire
20:39 rue_mohr and put out the jeep?
20:40 zhanx naa just a chevy
20:40 zhanx you know how crappy they are
20:40 rue_mohr I'm off today
20:40 rue_mohr I blame it on the universe being out of whack
20:41 zhanx yep
20:41 zhanx still waiting on the tornado and earthquake
20:48 zhanx so now the excitment is done i wonder if i should do something
20:50 Tom_itx http://tom-itx.dyndns.org:81/~webpage/emc/small_probe7_small.jpg
20:50 zhanx nice cat5?
20:51 Tom_itx no
20:51 Tom_itx aircraft wire
20:51 Tom_itx really touhh
20:51 Tom_itx tough
20:51 zhanx cool
21:08 Tom_itx http://tom-itx.dyndns.org:81/~webpage/emc/small_probe8_small.jpg
21:08 Tom_itx http://tom-itx.dyndns.org:81/~webpage/emc/small_probe9_small.jpg
21:09 zhanx my trophy from tonight presented by my soldiers https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6QcmAZ9G9PU/TqoMB9CbKtI/AAAAAAAAC4M/RCQuBrybUzE/s720/DSC_6625.JPG
21:09 zhanx and i thought i was soldering them
21:11 Tom_itx it remains to be seen if they actually work
21:11 zhanx true
21:11 Tom_itx i put a meter on them
21:11 Tom_itx they're quite touchy
21:11 Tom_itx but i guess that's what you want
21:12 zhanx yep
22:32 yardleydobon Has anyone used the bus pirate with LogicSniffer for sniffing I2C?
22:50 zhanx only once
22:53 orlok heh\
22:53 orlok fail glass
23:24 rue_mohr hahahah didn't break right?
23:25 rue_mohr how many extinguishers you throw at it?
23:25 rue_mohr I saw powerder
23:26 rue_mohr I'd imagine it'd take 6 to put that mess out
23:26 zhanx 6
23:26 rue_mohr really!?
23:26 rue_mohr wow, cool
23:27 zhanx i got a pic
23:28 zhanx https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-B2hXS78-H8o/Tqn7GFCpIXI/AAAAAAAAC10/xfOrY9qDYOY/s720/DSC_6613.JPG
23:28 rue_mohr ooo you even managed to throw a co2 at it
23:28 zhanx yeppers
23:29 rue_mohr you always pitch them handle first into the dirt when their empty?
23:29 zhanx tonight i just tossed them and grabbed the next one
23:29 zhanx my soldiers were scared to get next to the van
23:30 rue_mohr and it wasn't even shooting at them
23:30 zhanx i know
23:30 rue_mohr you should have knocked the guy out for bothering you with a gun after such a day
23:31 zhanx you have no clue
23:31 zhanx i said i took it, leave it at that
23:31 rue_mohr good work z, few of us have a chance to do in a lifetime what you done in one day
23:32 zhanx its my job etc etc
23:32 rue_mohr :)
23:32 zhanx i am suppose to react and make choices etc
23:32 rue_mohr I'v only caught 2 rolling vehicles :)
23:32 zhanx heck tonight i am on a roll
23:33 rue_mohr do they redo the extinguishers there?
23:33 rue_mohr haha, tommorow morning you have to go find the pins :)
23:33 zhanx they (fire department) are bringing new ones for me
23:33 rue_mohr oh wait, there are some spares here in these little black oval things....
23:34 rue_mohr ;)
23:34 rue_mohr I'll pull them out for ya...
23:34 zhanx i will not be here
23:34 rue_mohr heh
23:35 rue_mohr wtf is that cheapo extinguisher doing in there!?
23:35 zhanx out of someones car
23:35 rue_mohr the like 3lb? its a plastic head disposable cr** one isn't it?
23:35 zhanx only 5 per floor etc
23:35 rue_mohr ah
23:36 rue_mohr you know they dont re-seal?
23:36 rue_mohr plastic cr**
23:36 zhanx yep
23:36 zhanx getting new ones
23:36 rue_mohr but my point was gonna be, 40lbs + the co2, impressive
23:37 rue_mohr gnight
23:37 zhanx big fire,set my shirt smoldering
23:37 rue_mohr happy dreams eh?
23:37 zhanx i was bare chested when the fire department showed up
23:37 rue_mohr pffft, I'v lit myself on fire before...
23:37 rue_mohr with a grider....
23:38 zhanx rue_mohr this is the army. i got a lot of gay fire fighting jokes etc
23:39 rue_mohr ? ...k
23:39 zhanx gun show etc. baby oiled up
23:39 rue_mohr hmm
23:39 zhanx you can't stop the fire burning in my heart now that i saw you fight that fire like that
23:39 rue_mohr next time use your boot on the glass,
23:40 rue_mohr your boots do more damage than that glass got (via the hammer???!?!)
23:40 zhanx i used my boot on the van door
23:40 RyanS rue, set yourself on fire? are you trying to bring the 'Arab spring' to Canada ?
23:40 zhanx i caved it in to open it so i put out the fire
23:40 rue_mohr RyanS, I was kinda surprised, cause I didn't really notice
23:41 rue_mohr the butt of the ext wont break out a window?
23:41 zhanx no clue you know me
23:41 zhanx i use the boot
23:41 rue_mohr right
23:41 rue_mohr boot trumps all.
23:41 zhanx two kicks and it was gone
23:41 zhanx thank someone i got big feet
23:42 rue_mohr well, its not comming from your laptops, thats for sure
23:42 rue_mohr heh, I gonna go sleep, gnight
23:42 zhanx my laptops hate my boot
23:42 zhanx its early there?
23:42 rue_mohr its baout bedtime
23:43 rue_mohr I gonna fire alarm sys to test tommorow morning
23:43 rue_mohr you know if there is an online list of head recalls?
23:43 zhanx k, and rue_mohr for once i am glad i did my job as fire marshal and got new fire extinguishers
23:43 zhanx nope
23:43 rue_mohr ooo your fire marshal?
23:43 rue_mohr coool
23:44 zhanx yep
23:44 rue_mohr glad to see so many 10lb ones there
23:44 zhanx i wear a few hats
23:44 rue_mohr its heard to convince people 2.5lbs is _USELESS_
23:44 zhanx yep
23:44 rue_mohr put out a cigerette
23:44 zhanx i am getting 15lb ones as replacements
23:45 rue_mohr ... maybe just more?
23:45 rue_mohr or a few extra big ones by the door?
23:45 rue_mohr standpipe system?
23:45 zhanx funny this is, like as soon as the fire was out the fire department showed up
23:45 zhanx no i wish
23:45 rue_mohr ah well
23:46 zhanx brb csm is here
23:47 rue_mohr http://www.sprinklerreplacement.com/images/Brochure.pdf <-- read!
23:48 RyanS Why don't you have a firefighting robot rue? to extinguish you
23:48 rue_mohr cause normally I notice catching fire
23:48 RyanS Next time you play music on your oxy torch
23:48 rue_mohr mm?
23:53 rue_mohr RyanS, yes?
23:53 rue_mohr no, I was cutting metal and the sparks lit my shirt on fire
23:53 zhanx ok get this
23:53 rue_mohr zhanx, the recall?
23:54 zhanx i am now in trouble for helping prevent further bad stuff from tonight
23:54 rue_mohr ah
23:54 zhanx i used "a bit too much force"
23:55 zhanx all i said to him was i let him live
23:55 rue_mohr if he's still alive, you did what you said
23:56 zhanx yep so i guess monday ( we off tomorrow ) i have to prove a point etc
23:56 zhanx i hate idiots
23:57 rue_mohr think baout soemthing else, are you familiar with the sprinkler head "o-ring" recall?
23:58 zhanx nope
23:58 rue_mohr http://www.sprinklerreplacement.com/images/Brochure.pdf <-- read!
23:58 rue_mohr read that!