Armdroid 1

A blog covering the restoration work of a 1980's Colne Robotics Ltd. robotic arm called ARMDROID 1 and interfacing to modern day computer systems such as Raspberry Pi, Arduino, IBM PC, Mobile computing devices, and more... We'll also make use of rich development technologies on the way to build some truly exciting projects. Also now covering the Armdroid 1000 by D&M Computing Inc. and later LabVolt models.

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Interfacing

This page will be updated shortly to include general interfacing notes.


In the meantime, you can pick your way through the following blog posts:

Interface Bench Test - Part 1
Interface Bench Test - Part 2
Interface Bench Test - Part 3
Interface Bench Test - Part 4
Interface "How it works" (applicable to prototype & single interface models)
Motor Addressing (prototype models only)  and  Motor Addressing Solved


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Richard Morris
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Armdroid 1

Armdroid 1
...this is my Armdroid 1 robotic arm now completely restored.

Armdroid 1S

Armdroid 1S
Armdroid model 1s by D&M Computing Inc.

Armdroid 1000

Armdroid 1000
Armdroid 1000 by D&M Computing Inc. - currently under restoration

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