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VYPER VYPER VYPER!.
After over a year of development the new Robot Power Vyper
is finally available. This is our newest high-power H-bridge controller.
Easily handling loads of over 120A this baby can rock your world! Please
check the Web store to
get you some of this now!
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NEW Lower Prices!. To better serve our customers we have lowered prices
across the board. Same great made in the USA quality but now your dollar
goes further. Please check the Web store to get you some
savings!
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Announcing Hydra. The Hydra is
a small three-channel motor control for small to medium sized loads. Each
of its three channels will safely drive 6.5A of current at up to 28V. RC
style servo control for easy interface to your radio gear or
microcontroller. Available now in the Web
Store
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Announcing the Scorpion XXL v2
The new Scorpion XXL is in
stock and shipping. The Scorpion XXL is a dual channel RC motor control
with many advanced features. 20A or 25A (with fan) continuous current
capability. Also new for the v2 XXL is an optional plastic enclosure and
cooling fan. Check them out
then turn them loose on your projects!
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Announcing the Wasp The new Wasp is in stock and shipping. The Wasp is a
single channel motor control about the size of the Scorpion Mini with the
nearly the power of the Scorpion XL. Lots of power handling in a small
package. Comes with shrink wrap and either bare solder pads or
pre-soldered power wires. Check them
out
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Mega Motor Control for ArduinoTM We are happy to announce our first product for the
Arduino family of development boards. The MegaMoto
is a 13A/30A peak H-bridge or dual half-bridge that stacks onto the
shield headers of a standard Arduino or hardware compatible base. Up to
three MegaMotos may be controlled by a single
Arduino Uno. Finally Arduino developers can handle some real power! In
stock and ready to ship.
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Magnum Power Redux!
We've received a new shipment of Magnum 775 motors with significant
upgrades. We've added tie rods from the front plate of the gearbox all
the way back to the rear of the motor can. This gives the Magnum775
serious strength to resist shock and lateral forces. Also the motor can
be changed without removing the gearbox. Much easier to maintain in an
industrial or Battlebot situation.
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Get ready for some Magnum
power! Robot Power is proud to
announce the availability of the Magnum775 gearmotor.
Featuring a robust 20:1 planetary gearbox coupled to a powerful RS-775 style
motor, the Magnum775 offers a significant power upgrade from 550 sized gearmotors and power drill motors. In stock and ready
to ship.
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The Scorpion Mini is back! Robot Power is proud to announce the availability of
v2.4 of the Scorpion Mini small motor control. This updated unit is
improved in many ways. For detailed information check the Scorpion Mini in the
products section. They will be in stock and ready to ship by the end of
August 2008.
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Just a Bridge Robot Power is proud to announce the availability of
our newest H-bridge the Simple-H. The Simple-H as the name implies
is a simple medium power H-bridge with no CPU on-board. It handles 20-25A
continous at up to 28V. Fully protected against
over current and over temperature conditions this is a very robust
H-bridge which can also operate as two ganged or independent half-bridge
circuits. For detailed information check the Simple-H page in the products
section. They are in stock and ready to ship.
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Introducing Dalf
What users have been asking for for years is
finally here! Dalf provides advanced
closed-loop PID position and velocity control for two motors. Quadrature encoders are used for position feedback
and the OSMC is used for the power amplifier. Several command options are
available and source code and binary APIs are provided for developing
custom applications based on Dalf. Check the Dalf page
for details.
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Sidewinder price increase We've increased the retail price of the Sidewinder by
$20 to $399. Part of this is due to increased costs due to manufacturing
them in the USA but we've also changed the enclosure to a nifty deep red metalic color. Also we'll be pre-soldering
high-quality Silicone insulated power leads to the units so users won't
have to worry about that chore and possibly damaging the circuit board or
components. Just attach your connectors to the pigtails and go. We will
post some new pictures soon.
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Scorpion XL Now Shipping This is a small to medium size motor drive featuring
dual 12.5A continuous/45A peak output channels and an integrated command
processor. The Scorpion XL also features full current and temperature
protection, enhanced functionality for use with R/C signal sources and
hardware support analog or encoder feedback for servo applications.
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RoboNexus 2005
We're proud to announce that Robot Power will be sponsoring RoboNexus 2005.
Come to our booth and see the exciting new robotic hockey sport Bot Hockey!
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Sidewinder Now Shipping Our newest motor control the Sidewinder is now shipping.
This is a very exciting dual channel 80A H-bridge controller with
on-board R/C interface, adjustable current limiting, over temperature
protection and a tough extruded Aluminum case. Perfect for your next
project whatever it may be. Check the Sidewinder product page for
more information. You can order yours in the Web
store.
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4.25:1 CM80s Arrive Now available the CM80 with a 4.25:1 gearbox. Other
specs are the same as the 15:1 model except for a slightly shorter length
and 0.5lb less weight.
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CM80 News We've Got Motors! Boy howdy do we ever. We're proud
as can be to introduce the Robot Power CM80. A powerful, low-cost brushed
24V DC motor with integrated planetary gearbox. The CM80 is intended for
use as a drive motor, positioning motor or other non-precision
application requiring a powerful compact, light-weight DC motor. We think
the CM80 has the best power per dollar in an integrated package that you
can find anywhere. The CM80 product
page has all the details on this great new motor or check them
out in the Web Store
to purchase.
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Scorpion News We've made your life simpler! Howzat?
Well our Scorpion family has been simplified to a single unit. The new Scorpion
HX features the same physical size as the old Scorpion and Scorpion
HP with the best of both units. The HX features the
higher-capacity AUX chip of the HP along with screw terminals for all
leads like the old Scorpion. Improved software helps reduce the effects
of radio interference or weak signals.
Best
of all the new Scorpion HX sells for the same price as the old
Scorpion (not the HP). The Scorpion HX gives you the best small
robot controller available for the best price. Available in singles and
in discounted multi-paks.
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New Scorpion multi-paks
We are proud to offer 2- and 10-paks of our top performing Scorpion and
Scorpion HP small robot controllers. These multi-pak
combos will save you money and let you and your friends or your robot
club get the best small robot controller available for the best price.
Check them out in the Web Store.
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The Scorpion ant/beetle/sumo
speed controller IN STOCK and ready to ship! This is the most feature rich and powerful small
robot controller on the market. The Scorpion is a 3-channel (2 drive, 1
weapon/aux) controller with built in mixing and tons of other great
features. Check the Scorpion
product page for full details then zip over to the Web store and
order yours today!
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The Scorpion ant/beetle/sumo
speed controller is on the way!
This is the most feature rich and powerful small robot controller on the
market. The Scorpion is a 3-channel (2 drive, 1 weapon/aux) controller
with built in mixing and tons of other great features. Check the Scorpion product page for
full details then zip over to the Web store and order yours today!
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The µRRC 2.0 is now in
stock!
The Micro R/C Robot Controller v2.0 (µRRC 2.0) is the latest and
greatest R/C interface from Larry Barello
creator of the µMOB. The µRRC 2.0 offers many advanced
features with simple setup and small size. Check the µRRC 2.0 product page for full
details.
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Winter 2002 sale
All OSMCs and OSMC/interface combos on sale for up to $100 off.
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IRF1404 option removed for
assembled OSMC units
The assembled and tested OSMCs with 1404s have not been selling so we've
removed that option and only the IRF1405 MOSFET will be available in
assembled and tested OSMCs both single units and in combos. For the vast
majority of users the 1405 MOSFET provides the best option. If you
absolutely must have an assembled unit with 1404s.
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New products added to Web
Store
Robot Power is proud to annouce the addition of
two new products to our lineup. The first and most important is a
current-limiter add-on for the OSMC. This small unit prevents over heating and burnout of motors, batteries, and
OSMCs by limiting the current that passes through the system. The user
can set the current limit from 0-400A using only a voltmeter and screw
driver.
The
second product is actually a small family. The Magmotor
combos are available with both the MOB and µMOB interfaces to
provide extra power handling capability for large motors with four
brushes such as the Magmotor or large Astroflight motors. The Magmotor
combo has four OSMCs configured as two pairs slaved together with a daisy
chain cable. This combo can also be used to control two smaller motors in
a slaved pair. This is a cost effective solution for those running 4
motors in their robot with a slaved pair on each side.
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Robot Power returns from BattleBots
Robot Power has returned from a wonderful week at BattleBots
Season 5 competition at Treasure Island in California. It was a hectic
week filled with customer support, a few on-site sales, networking with
other suppliers and general "being there" for our customers. We
also saw a lot of great robot combat.
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OSMCs back in stock!
Robot Power is proud and relieved to have an ample supply of OSMC
controllers in both 1404 and 1405 varieties in stock and ready to ship.
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Worldwide OSMC Shortage!
Robot Power products are selling well, so well in fact that we are out of
OSMC speed controllers at this time. More are expected to arrive the 2nd
week of April but they are going fast so order now if you want to use the
OSMC for the May 2002 Battlebots competition.
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Speed control comparison table
updated
Added data for µMOB interface to Robot Power boards and the new IFI
Thor controller. Corrected a couple of items for Vantec controllers.
Check the comparison chart for the
full story.
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International shipping added
After messing around with various shipping models for overseas we finally
decided to just use a flat-rate model. So you can ship as many parts as
you like overseas for a flat $35. Simply select the "Overseas"
option when checking out of the Web store.
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µMOB interface added
This is a small simplified RC interface for the OSMC power boards. It
features: small size, simple setup using only 3 jumpers and an dual-mode
AUX output that can drive 300 mA to directly
switch relay coils.
Check it out on the µMOB Info
page.
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Much additional info added
Uploaded a bunch of new pages and background information on the OSMC
product line and the project itself. Check out the products
and OSMC Info sections
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Speed controller comparison
table added
We've created a table comparing the OSMC/MOB with a variety of commercial
speed controls. Check it out. You'll
be pleased with the value and performance you get with an OSMC-based
system.
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robotpower.com goes live
Initial product offerings include the OSMC high-power H-bridge motor
control, the MOB R/C interface board and associated accessories.
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