Replace Human In Hostile Environments With The Pathfinder Rover
A Peek Inside the NEATO XV-11
by Bryan Bergeron
Join in on a teardown of NEATO Robotics’ home vacuum cleaner. Page 40
Product Review: The Digilent NEXYS3 Spartan-6 FPGA Board
by David A. Ward
If you are interested in learning more about FPGAs (field programmable gate arrays) or implementing FPGA designs, Digilent (www.digilent inc.com) has several FPGA boards available. Page 64
Building The Pathfinder Rover
by Bogdan Chifor
This winning design from the 2011 Digilent Design Contest explores the idea of creating a versatile, minimalist, and low cost platform that can replace humans in hostile environments. Page 47
The Smart Shopping Cart
by Chuan Zhang, Hairong Yan
This entry into the recent Digilent Design contest is a smart cart system based on multi-sensor, RFID, visual identification, and PWM control. Page 52
Giving Your Robot Ears
by Gordon McComb
Discover several methods for using sound to control your Arduino-based robot. Page 56
Robytes
by Jeff Eckert
Robytes
Stimulating Robot Tidbits Page 08
GeerHead
by David Geer
GeerHead
Eye Surgery Robot Page 10
Ask Mr. Roboto
by Dennis Clark
Ask Mr. Roboto
Your Problems Solved Here Page 13
Then and Now
by Greg Intermaggio
The NXT Big Thing
Isotope — Part 3 Page 70
Then and Now
by Tom Carroll
Then and Now
Eddie: RDS4 Meets Kinect Meets Parallax Page 74
The History of Robot Combat: BattleBots
in Combat Zone: Features
This month, we examine the transformation of the sport into a nationwide phenomenon. Page 28
EVENT REPORT: “Beware the Hobby that Eats” (Benjamin Franklin): Franklin Institute 2011
in Combat Zone: Features
The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA (www2.fi.edu) was host to the Northeast Robotics Club’s (www.nerc.us) 5th Autumn Event last year on October 15th. Page 31
EVENT REPORT: PennBots – The Battle at Yellow Breeches
in Combat Zone: Events
PennBots — the Robot Club of Pennsylvania — hosted their Fall Fling on November 19, 2011 at the Yellow Breeches Middle School in Boiling Springs, PA. Page 34
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