A stackable robot and a high altitude balloon, along with some new products.
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This is a modular style
robot that uses the
ATMega168 as a base processor. Along with an
accelerometer,
Logomatic, and
MP3 decoder, this one can playback speech or MP3s when an event occurs, like hitting a wall or being picked up. Great project, thanks Jose!
Here is a
project that uses a
Lassen iQ and an
ATMega8 to control a balloon into the upper reaches of the stratosphere to take some amazing
pictures. Thanks Robert!
Onto new products:
That is a GPS chip
antenna. Very small and very good performance. We use this antenna with our
micro-Mini and
mini-Mod GPS units with great results.
This is a
XBee Explorer Regulated board that simply regulates your supply and signals in addition to the basic activity indicators. Very inexpensive if you would rather not mess with
USB or
RS232 XBee Explorers. Good for 5V embedded applications.
We are migrating to the ADXRS
6 series gyro. Our IMU Combo
2DOF boards now use this new and improved gyro.
An AVR programming
cable that incorporates both 10-pin and 6-pin ISP connectors.
Always keep an eye on our
Ding and Dent category for great deals!
Will sparkfun be selling those robots? They're really great. I think the talking feature is fantastic, but the fact that they have an accelerometer is even better. I'm looking forward to seeing more of these around.
And this might help
http://www.apogeerockets.com/Launch_sites.asp
Does anyone have an estimate on the cost to do a high altitude balloon project? In the linked article I couldn't find an contact email. It looks like the electronics are pretty cheap (under $200). I have no idea about how much the balloon costs or if there are permits needed.
Permits - Yes. If you have a local rocket club (of type there of) they should be able to help you out.
Not sure - but I think anything over 300feet requires a launch permit. That seems to stick in my head from when I launched rockets as a kid, but that may have all changed.
These robots look amazing. Arduino is so amazing too. THis is a great thing to have on sparkfun, can i get like 40 for free?!?! :D