#robotics Logs

Sep 13 2015

01:06 MisterX is there a way to prevent this?=
02:08 rue_house well, I put a heated bed on the printer and the glass broke
02:08 rue_house and the print didn't stick
02:32 veverak wow
02:32 veverak :)
02:32 verak just got one big nasty crack on 14 hours p
02:32 veverak http://i.imgur.com/SQ1OEdy.jpg
02:32 veverak sucks
02:43 wolfmanjm that is why i print with PLA
02:44 verak is not sure about the cause th
02:44 veverak well, I suppose un-straight z axis rod made this
02:45 verak figured out that when screw rods are bended too much they make Z-movement un
02:45 veverak sometimes 1mm movement is 0.94mm, sometimes it's 1.14mm
03:48 ace4016 MisterX, bad timing usually
12:09 Conner05 So I just got this old robot with no docs or any info on how to interface with it. It's called an SR4 made by Smart Robots, inc. now out of biz. Any ideas where to start?
12:10 robopal pictures?
12:12 robopal wtf
12:12 robopal ok I found on google some info
12:15 password2 looks like a garbage can
12:16 robopal yeah
12:16 password2 seems interesting though
12:16 password2 all robot i have is the cyborg from real robots
12:24 deshipu robopal: there is a manual and API here: http://web.archive.org/web/20141218110039/http://smartrobots.com/
12:26 robopal :)
13:11 rue_house http://cdn.instructables.com/F46/NKO5/H2CE6NUH/F46NKO5H2CE6NUH.LARGE.jpg <-- nicely done!
13:17 rue_house my eyes can taste things, they say that a grain of peper is hot
13:40 mrdata terminator
17:47 Snert does anyone see a solenoid as useful for a robotic arm?
17:47 Snert as in... shutdown mode...throw the solenoids to lock the arm in place?
17:47 Snert or a different use for them?
17:58 SpeedEvil sure - brakes are useful
17:58 SpeedEvil As a general point, solenoids only beat motors if the motor never needs to go more than a quarter turn
17:59 SpeedEvil otherwise, solenoids just use way more power are heavier, ...
18:03 Snert yea, I'm not considering solenoids for movement.
18:04 Snert but rather other uses like locking the arm in place...or may a different use.
18:05 Snert it could be that solenoids just don't provide a useful purpose in a robotic arm too.
18:06 Snert if not, I'll throw the idew out the window and not consider solenoids anymore.