The USRC blog

Last updated:Thu Aug 13 11:23:00 2020 +1000

Contributors: Steven Liu

Hey there! Welcome to the USRC blog!

You've probably seen lots of blogs before, but you might not really follow them, because who has time to read blogs these days? At USRC, we saw this as a problem, and wanted to change how we run things a little.

The thesis: We want to make a blog that you want to read. Normally, blogs are constructed as linear in time but otherwise difficult to navigate (perhaps with the odd blog tag). Sure, that's how blogs are written, but leaving them that way makes it hard for you as a reader to read about what you want.

The solution: We'll structure this blog as a file structure. There'll still be a stream if you want to read the blog in a semblance of order, but this base will also serve as reference hub for our members as much as a regularly updated blog.

So please come back. We'll promise to keep things fresh and organised, so you can stay up to date and still find things when you need them.

Happy tronning!

USRC 2020

Index

• Robotics FAQ
  • USRC's purpose
  • State of the Robotics Industry
  • Getting started with USRC (see FAQ)
  • Robotics facilities on campus
• A comprehensive-ish list of sensors out there
  • Camera sensors
  • Ranging
• Actuation
  • Lights and displays
  • Electromechanical actuators
    • DC motor
    • Servos
    • Stepper motors
    • Linear actuators
  • Hydraulics
• Control and software
  • Programming 101
  • Closed loop control
  • AI and ML
• Communication
  • Physical link layer
    • Wireless field guide
    • Run a wire
  • Software layer
• Systems and simulation
  • ROS
  • Gazebo
• Fabrication
  • laser cutter
  • 3d printer
  • soldering
  • PCB nanufacturing
  • welding
  • other manufacturing methods
• Robots we've made
  • USRC-1: The workshop bots
  • Self-Zooming car: A self-driving (toy) car