Hi Jake,<br><br>Nice to hear from you! <br><br>I will keep updating my progress in <a href="http://www.dorabot.com/project-updates" target="_blank">http://www.dorabot.com/project-updates</a>,
as long as I remember. Come check it out, and maybe join&contribute
if you want. Since it's all me for now, it's pretty slow progress. Hope
I can get more people join and speed up the project.<br><br><br>I've built pneumatic robotic arm before, which is really simple. Turn the arm into motor-driven is a good idea, and it's even better that you got the motors. Hope you talk to you in person soon :)<br>
<br>I'll be at noisebridge most of the time, for example tonight. When will you be at noisebridge, tomorrow at the meeting?<br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Jake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jake@spaz.org" target="_blank">jake@spaz.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi Hao,<br>
<br>
I have the robotic arm on my shelf. Some people thought it was too unweildy, and the robot is dangerous enough without it.<br>
<br>
It has pneumatic actuators on it, which is to say that originally it was operated with a pressurized air source and solenoids (which I don't have) to move it around. I feel that the appropriate way to use it now is to fit it with electrical motors (which I do have) and let the pneumatic cylinders remain as the movement support structure. Although I hardly care what is done with it if someone else takes the initiative.<br>
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If you are at noisebridge the same time as me, I will get the arm out for you, or i can do that ahead of time and put it somewhere you can get to it. I would like to hear about the arm you're making, and what you hope to do with it.<br>
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Your project sounds very interesting.<br>
<br>
-jake<br>
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Hao wrote:<br>
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Hi Noisebridge,<br>
<br>
I'm working on this DORA opensource robotic assistant project, and now<br>
I'm starting building robotic arm.<br>
<br>
I've heard that the wheel chair robot had a gigantic arm before, where<br>
is it now? I'd like to play with it, if it still being around.<br>
<br>
I'm a roboticist/hacker from Beijing, with 5 years' experience on<br>
building and controlling robots. so, believe me, I won't hurt myself<br>
or anybody else while moving the robotic arm around. :)<span><font color="#888888"><br>
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