With interest in home-grown and personal robotics continuing to increase, Phidgets USA had developed a line of products that should help DIY roboticists to easily add a variety of functionality to their PC-based creations. Instead of being forced to break out a soldering iron and circuit board to manually add project features, Phidgets can be easily used on a module-by-module basis, saving time and development expense. According to Phidgets — which is a division of Trossen Innovations — their products provide a modular, easy-to-use method of adding USB controllers and sensors, digital I/O devices and analog input modules to projects. Phidgets plans to bring out additional products in the near future, including modules that include compasses, sonic range finders, gyros and stepper motor controllers.
At Maker Faire the company used a Trossen robot arm (built with some Phidgets modules) to demonstrate the flexibility of the system. Check out the Phidgets USA web site here for more info. – [Jeff James]
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