RobotThoughts

Quad Holomonic Drive Robot

Rich — Tue, 01 May 2012 02:49:33 +0000

Over at RJ McNamara’s Blog, he has put together a new Quad Holomonic Drive Robot based on the LEGO® NXT. The robot uses dual Rotacaster® Omni-wheels on each of the four axis’s and four LEGO® NXT Ultrasonic Sensors.

Head on over to RJ McNamara’s Blog and check it out.

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July 2011 Screenshot

Rich — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:32:09 +0000

My July 2011 Screenshot features lots of use of GeekTool on Mac OSX. I made a multi-layered wallpaper and embedded GeekTool information.

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Dog Beats Girls at Soccer

Rich — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:49:13 +0000

Lucy beats my two youngest daughters at Soccer.

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Holy Rosary Soccer 2010

Rich — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:46:50 +0000

Pictures and video from the Fall 2010 Soccer season.

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July at the Memphis Zoo

Rich — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:43:59 +0000

Experimenting with slow motion at the Memphis Zoo in July of 2010.

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September at The Memphis Zoo

Rich — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 02:39:12 +0000

I’ve been a big fan of my Casio EXILIM Pro EX-F1 mainly because it takes fantastic high speed (300-1200 frames per second) video. It makes for some interesting movies at a minimum. Coupled with my Mac Pro, recently upgraded with SSDs and 16GB of RAM, I can really take advantage of the slow motion video.

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Throwing Rolls

Rich — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:36:35 +0000

Thanksgiving traditions are awesome…for example, we throw rolls at each other.

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Grease – Summer Nights Lego Stop Motion Animation

Rich — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:49:07 +0000

This is for my wife, probably only she would understand:

Then again, maybe not

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The Killough Platform Explained

Rich — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:34:16 +0000

Over at TechnicBricks there is a fascinating post that does a great job of visually explaining the Killough Platform to the uninitiated. As you know I am a big fan of holonomic drive robots and if you are new to the concept, they do a great job of explaining the theory without over complicating the discussion.

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The Office Treadmill Desk

Rich — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:43:24 +0000

Ever since I saw the treadmill desk at Book of Joe, I have wanted to set my office up with a treadmill. In preparation for a big computer parts yard sale at my house, I decided after cleaning out my office that there was more than enough room to incorporate the treadmill. So here it is:

More pics after the jump.

Now we will see if I lose some weight.

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