The 'Muscles and Joints' of Humanoid Robots: Understanding Harmonic Joint Modules

The movement capability of humanoid robots starts at the joints. Harmonic joint modules are the core enabler of agile motion.
Hackaday

Two-Wheeled Arduino Robot Project For Beginners

Here’s a fun build from [RootSaid] that is suitable for people just getting started with microcontrollers and robotics — an Arduino-controlled two-wheeled robot. The video assumes you ...
GitHub

SED: A Simple Encoder-Decoder for Open-Vocabulary Semantic Segmentation

We propose an encoder-decoder for open-vocabulary semantic segmentation comprising a hierarchical encoder-based cost map generation and a gradual fusion decoder. We introduce a category early ...
IEEE

Position Control of a Two-Degree-of-Freedom Parallel Robot Including Torsion Springs and Motor/Load-Side Encoders

Abstract: In this paper, the position of a two-degree-of-freedom parallel robot with rotary motors is controlled. A low stiffness coupling is inserted between a motor output shaft and a link. The ...
IEEE

Design of a Torsion Torque Estimator that Includes a Backlash Model for a Load-Side Angle Control System that Consists of a Motor, a Reduction Gear, a Spring, and Motor/Load ...

Abstract: In order to reduce the weight of industrial and collaborative robots and also improve force control performance, the tip of the motor output shaft and reducer output shaft may be configured ...
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6 useful parts you can salvage from a broken old printer

These components are probably the most valuable parts you can salvage from old gear. They are essential if you are working on ...