Robot Magazine - Fall 2006 Issue 04

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Tandy Trower, General Manager of Microsoft Robotics Photo by Antonio Gonzales

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Sherline lathe basics
– by George Mitsuoka

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NEWS BYTES
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FUTURE BYTES
RunBot biped races ahead

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20	HUNTER ROBOTS IN SPACE Autonomous spacecraft to extend the life of satellites and ferry supplies – by Jim Oberg
26	INSIDE THE UGOBE PLEO “Organic robot life” – by Timothy Swieter
32	MICROSOFT ENTERS ROBOTICS Microsoft Robotics Studio opens a new era of simplified robot development – by Dr. Kenneth Berry with Tom Atwood
38	ROBO GAMES 2006 A photo gallery – by Samuel Coniglio
42	PARALLAX PROPELLER New chip on the block – by Timothy Swieter

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45	BUILD A TWO-WHEEL BALANCING BOT Give your machine sea legs – by Robert Wagoner Propeller Chip Spin Source Code (Zip file) Balancing Bot Video (downloadable Windows Media Video, 4.9MB)
48	TEAM OSAKA TAKES HUMANOID ROBOCUP TITLE! Three-time World Champions hail from the city of Osaka Robot Cluster – by Tom Atwood

54	HACK IT! HITEC ROBONOVA-1 GETS A GRASP – by Matt Bauer
60	EXCLUSIVE LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT UP CLOSE Build a robot retriever! – by Jim Kelly
68	IMAGES SI RA-01 ROBOTIC ARM AND CONTROLLER A simple PC-based demonstration robot arm – by Peter DelMastro Sample Visual Basic (VB) robot arm program interface (ZIP file)
70	MEADE LX90GPS CASSEGRAIN TELESCOPE Robotic telescope navigates the stars, part 1 – by George Mitsuoka
80	LYNXMOTION 4WD1 ROVER A versatile robot platform that’s easy to assemble – by Brian Nave BASIC source code for the 4WD1 Rover (ZIP file)
84	SOLARBOTICS SUMOVORE! A well-engineered, competitive mini sumo robot – b y Ken Boria with Neville Mair
88	TAMIYA'S BOXING ROBOTS by Greg Vogel

edu bots

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72	2006 FIRST NATIONALS Biggest bot bash! – by Dr. Kenneth Berry
76	EDU BOTS Q&A More FIRST
78	GEORGIA TECH TO CATAPULT ROBOT STUDIES An interview with Henrik Christensen – by Tom Atwood

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