#robotics Logs

Dec 21 2012

00:38 brownies unless someone has any compelling reasons not to
00:38 zhanx i got one
00:39 brownies you like it?
00:40 zhanx yes
00:42 zhanx notice the brain https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-h639953S5xE/S_udI_yzx0I/AAAAAAAAAho/6LVSEasrhl8/s720/DSC_4428.JPG
00:44 brownies zhanx: oh you're that guy! i just googled up your article on hackaday earlier, when i was researching beagleboards =P
00:45 brownies haha, awesome. i love your design.
00:45 zhanx thanks, i am redoing it now
00:46 brownies what hardware did you use for the motors?
00:46 zhanx 485mg hitecs
00:51 brownies ah, thanks
00:52 brownies i'm more of a software guy, so i'm still trying to sort out how everything will connect
00:52 zhanx amazing how my old bot is still getting hits
00:52 zhanx brownies, i am a software guy also
00:54 brownies zhanx: yeah? how did you learn all the hardware-related stuff?
00:54 zhanx i was bored and the son of a mechanical engineer
00:56 brownies heh
00:56 zhanx brownies, you would be surprised, the frame is 9 grams
00:57 zhanx everything is a part of it
01:10 brownies wow. that is impressive
01:10 zhanx i was bored
01:11 zhanx lots of time for math
01:15 zhanx rue_mohr, alive?
01:17 rue_mohr not sure, how o i prove it
01:17 zhanx touring test
01:18 zhanx why is the sky blue
01:18 rue_mohr I haven't been on tour for like ever
01:18 rue_mohr how the hell shoudl I know, maybe its sad!?
01:18 zhanx wrong
01:18 zhanx cause god loves infantry and the wave length of blue is more common etc
01:19 rue_mohr who?
01:20 zhanx well the last half was right
01:21 rue_mohr heh
01:21 rue_mohr the universe is blue
01:21 zhanx rue see my new project?
01:21 rue_mohr no
01:21 zhanx 2d wall art plotter
01:21 rue_mohr ah
01:21 zhanx https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-HA0urXIc60k/UNOuEgjPniI/AAAAAAAADls/HyZGMwmILig/s320/2012-12-20%252019.32.05.jpg
01:21 rue_mohr how the hell am I supposed to clean my keyboard when you people keep talking to me
01:22 zhanx making the plotter now
01:23 zhanx voice commands is what i want
02:18 Jak_o_Shadows right, i'm logging joystick data using python, and plotting it using matplotlib. I'm still trying to figure out if it's suitable for use in keeping it steering straight
02:25 Jak_o_Shadows I think it seems to be measuring change in inertia or something? momentum?. I'll share some of my data a bit later
02:30 e_mohr plays "REM - its the end of the wo
02:31 zhanx rue_mohr, nope
02:42 Jak_o_Shadows Yeah, that didn't happen
18:17 Lola8088
18:17 Lola8088
18:17 Tom_itx �
18:17 Tom_itx magic
18:53 rue_mohr http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZoSOMjFOC8
18:57 Tom_itx glad this day is done
18:59 Tom_itx i need to solder more boards
18:59 Tom_itx but i'm tired
21:38 yahweh Hey Rue, how do you do?
21:59 rue_mohr yahweh,
21:59 rue_mohr had a nap
22:00 rue_mohr we still need to finish [project here]
22:00 rue_mohr and [project here]
22:00 KimLaroux hahaha nice vid, rue
22:00 rue_mohr :)
22:01 rue_mohr yahweh, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZoSOMjFOC8
22:01 rue_mohr (as per)
22:01 KimLaroux you just cut it a bit short
22:01 rue_mohr 1 second resolution
22:03 rue_mohr yahweh, were you interested in the e-machine back? (bill)
22:45 yahweh Oh hey Rue
22:45 yahweh Yeah, things to finish.
22:45 yahweh I'm busy until wednesday though.
22:46 yahweh What's Bill on about?