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Mar '09

robologist

That’s an expensive robot!

That’s an expensive robot! Did you modify the servos yourself?

Batteries vary for different size robots. The size you have usually uses a 4 AA pack of NiMh. I usually have a couplen sets, so I can have one set charging while the other is on the robot.

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Mar '09 ▶ robologist

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lol the controller, (the
lol the controller, (the dx6i) is a 6 channel r/c helicopter / plane remote, it was new when i bought it and was around 300$ it also came with the reciver, i use it with some of my helicopters but thought this would be fun to try. To mod the servos i followed frits’s guide i think. Thanks for your advice with the batteries : D

Mar '09

mechanicalinventer

nice robot dude
nice robot dude

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Mar '09 ▶ mechanicalinventer

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thanks man : )
thanks man : )

Mar '12

dallaby

Can you tell me how you are interfacing the DX6i

    I have one of those as well and am trying to write code for a quadrocopter but when using pulsein to read the pwm it adds horrible delays in my code… Just wondering if you use something other than pulsein?

Apr '12

duaneb

pulseIn
hi, to avoid using pulse in have a look around my blog rcarduino.blogspot.com

Duane B