Astronomy, Near Space, and Robotics

NearSys introduces the BalloonSat Extreme. This is one of the largest BalloonSat flight computers. At its heart is the BASIC Stamp 2 (the ...

I'v spent a couple of months perfecting a hovercraft-based robot. My initial goal was to develop a line of robots that behaved like sate...

I'v spent a couple of months perfecting a hovercraft-based robot. My initial goal was to develop a line of robots that behaved like sat...

Last week I launched two geiger counters into near space. The mission was for KU aerospace engineering students and I got to send my experi...

I finally got the Hoverbot set up with a relay H-Bridge. Unfortunately, one of the relays died. But that still gives me enough to demonstrat...

I was thinking about these topics earlier this week and thought they ought to be cleared up. So if you'll permit me. Most people are f...

My HoverBot is grounded. The ducted fans that drive it require nearly 2A, but the TA78080K H-Bridges I'm using have built-in overload p...