Paul Verhage


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A Single Axis Robotic Arm With End Effector
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May 2011, Page 36

Arm your robot with this Space Shuttle inspired version that uses a snare for picking up objects.

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HoverBot: Look Ma, No Wheels!
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October 2010, Page 44

This month, you’ll “dress” HoverBot in a skirt and add its drive fans.

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Accessories For The CheapBot-14
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August 2009, Page 52

I really enjoy using the CheapBot-14 robot controller that I described in my SERVO article in the June ‘09 issue. It’s a nice entry-level robot controller and I think it makes a great robotics kit (the Lawrence, KS 4H also seems to agree). However, if the CheapBot-14 is going to behave like a robot, then it needs to sense the world around it. So, this time I’ll describe some of those sensors.