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  • Dhruv Kapoor created a wiki page Robot Arm April 21, 2016 - 10:48am
    Design Questions   How many motors, and of what type, would you require to make a fully functional robotic arm that had a working elbow, wrist, and end affector (i.e. a simple clamp)?  I would use servo motors for the robotic arm...
  • Dhruv Kapoor created a wiki page Companion Workbook April 21, 2016 - 10:43am
    Robotic Components   Exercise One: Sensors & Sensor Space   1) List each of the Create's sensors. Refer to the iRobot Create's owners manual for help as some sensors may not be obvious. The Create is based on the iRoomba vacuum...
  • Dhruv Kapoor created a wiki page Assignment Zero April 20, 2016 - 1:20pm
    Where to Find Resources Arduino General Information: https://www.arduino.cc/ Arduino Community Forum: http://forum.arduino.cc/ Arduino Wiki: http://playground.arduino.cc/ Arduino Modelling Software:...
  • Dhruv Kapoor created a wiki page Learning Objectives April 20, 2016 - 11:49am
    Unit One   Define the term robot and provide a brief history of robots and robotics. A robot is an autonomous system with a physical body that can sense its environment and act on its environment in a goal-oriented fashion....
  • Dhruv Kapoor created a wiki page SIK Guide Exercises April 19, 2016 - 11:56am
    1) Blinking a LED I managed to do this using only two jumper wires rather than three. I went from a digital pin to non-shared column in the breadboard. From there, the resistor was connected to a different row and the LED was connected to the...
  • Dhruv Kapoor created a wiki page Dhruv Kapoor's Personal Notebook April 18, 2016 - 4:41pm
    Hello! My name is Dhruv. I'm pursuing a computer science degree with the University of Manitoba. The convenience of Athabasca University led me to take several courses here on a letter of permission. My interests lie in algorithmic analysis,...