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Senior Robotics Design Engineer at the Shadow Robot Company, where I have worked for about 20 years now.
Author of The good-looking textured light-sourced bouncy fun smart and stretchy page.

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Why do I need a Kalman filter?
Nov 5, 2012
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Can ROS run on a Raspberry Pi?
Oct 30, 2012
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Preventing leaks in motor shafts for underwater bots
Oct 26, 2012
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What good robotics software platforms / operating systems are available? [closed]
Oct 23, 2012
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How can I automatically adjust PID parameters on the fly?
Oct 28, 2012
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How does a six-axis force/torque sensor work?
Oct 31, 2012
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What useful gaits exist for a six legged robot, and what are their pros and cons?
Oct 23, 2012
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Which type of actuator will be suitable for a very strong robot arm?
Nov 7, 2012
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How can the inverse kinematics problem be solved?
Nov 8, 2012
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Why are capacitors added to motors (in parallel); what is their purpose?
Nov 3, 2012
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Is a CAN enabled microcontroller sufficient to drive a CAN bus?
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