News: RoboNexus First Look
Here is a quick look at the first day of the RobotNexus event going on in Ca right now.
Category: Robots
Optical Mouse as Motion Sensor
This is darn cool, use an optical mouse as a position sensor.
From the site: “Most optical mice are based on a technology where a small sensor take a small microscopic picture of the surface and detects the mouse movement by mathematically comparing sequential images. ”
This could make a dandy white line/direction sensor for a robot.
Interface to Optical Mouse Sensor
I suppose someone could also make a barcode scanner out of an optical mouse with little work… Humm….
Biped Robot Kit!
As seen in many robot contests in Japan, the bipedal walking robots are now avaliable in America.
KHR-1
The price sounds high but if you look at what’s in it, its a good deal. Um, yes, it makes a fine birthday gift as well as a cool platform for robotic development. 🙂