The MLT-JR is our lowest cost tracked platform and it’s powered with an Arduino! Equipped with spliceless molded tracks, 32mm motors, and a 11.1V 2200mAHr battery this isn’t your garden variety desktop robot. To make getting started easier, we’ve assembled some example Arduino sketches to act as a base to begin your own robotics development. Motor Demo This example serves as a mo...
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One of the first electrical decisions that must be made when building a robot is how you are going to power it and how you are going to get that power to where it needs to be. Here at SuperDroid Robots we strive to make this as simple as possible with a wide range of power distribution, drivers, and wiring kits. Power Drivers Power drivers are crucial in any robotic system even when you are only u...
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This past Friday SuperDroid Robots attended the First Annual 2015 IEEE RoboResearch Seminar hosted by UNC-Charlotte. We exhibited and demoed a variety of our inspection, tactical, and HAZMAT robots. The seminar concluded with a presentation by SuperDroid Robots electrical engineer Jason Traud on the topic of commercial applications of ground robotics. His talk showcased some practical uses of such...
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We’ve uploaded new example code for the Roboteq SDC2130 to our Github account. This example code demonstrates simple motor commands and ramping and was tested on our Programmable MLT-JR Development Robot (TP-220-002). If you have any questions or comments regarding the provided code example, let us know on the forums. Links: SDC2130 Example Code User Manual SDC2130 Datasheet
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If you’re like me, you practically live in Eagle. It may not be the most elegant or easy to use program but it does what it needs to do and there’s a wealth of information and examples to get you started. A recurring issue (especially on more complex designs) is that you’re sure that you’ve routed everything, but Ratsnest is telling you that you have 6 unrouted airwares! No...
Read More »On October 7th, 2013 SuperDroid Robot’s Jason Traud gave a presentation on the basics of UGV System design at North Carolina State University as part of an IEEE Robotics and Automation Society meeting. The presentation covered how you define and determine the scope of a project, motor and battery sizing, motor mixing algorithms, Omni-directional robotics and a case study on UGV system design...
Read More »Here’s an inside peak into one of our side projects, the Trekker2. The Trekker robot kit was one of the original robots we sold to the general public. Now we’re looking at refreshing the robot in a big way. The Trekker2 Development Platform will support four mecanum wheels on a heavy duty aluminum chassis. This isn’t your garden variety “PCB Robot” platform our compet...
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