reflecta - Thoughts from the Foothills

Quick diversion: how to use ngx-queue

In my last blog post, I noted that I was working on Reflecta which is a communications protocol for talking from a PC to an Arduino. I also alluded to the fact that I was using Reflecta from nodejs. When I controlled RocketBot during Maker Faire, the logic was half

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Much work on RocketBot and Reflecta

I've been busy updating the source code and design documentation for Rocket Bot. You can now find: Design files for the base plates, pneumatic system, and electronics on Github. Source code for the Arduino libraries that control the Drive Base and Rocket Platform. Source code for the communications protocol (Reflecta)

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RocketBot at Maker Faire 2012

RocketBot made appearances at Maker Faire San Mateo and Seattle. The audience was great fun, especially the occasional 10 year old whiz kid who seemed to just have learned robotics and electronics from some form of osmosis. Photos from the San Mateo booth It was a bit awkward trying to